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The Indians traded Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco to the Mets for four players, highlighted by middle infielder Andres Gimenez.

Everybody knows what to sing during the seventh inning stretch. Root, root, root for the home team. Right? But in Cleveland, fans are now unsure of what the home team is. Owner Paul Dolan announced this week that the team is dropping “Indians” and looking for a new team name starting in 2022. "We gained a deep understanding of how tribal communities feel about the team and the detrimental effects is has on them,” Dolan said in a statement this week.

The Indians confirmed Monday that the team will drop their nickname after more than 100 years. But that won't be happening until at least 2022. For now, the team is facing deep budget cuts that likely include saying farewell to their star player.

Updated: 4:29 p.m., Monday, Dec. 14, 2020 Cleveland Indians ownership on Monday afternoon confirmed that the process of changing the team name has officially begun. The New York Times first reported the team’s intent Sunday night, using anonymous sources.

Updated: 11:13 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020 The Cleveland Indians will change the baseball team's name, according to a Sunday evening report from the New York Times The Wall Street Journal, ESPN and the Washington Post quickly followed with additional confirmation, all from anonymous sources.

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