Following the Mets’ 7-1 Recreation 1 loss to the Padres within the wild-card spherical, ESPN mistakenly used “Indians” as a substitute of Guardians to advertise the crew’s upcoming recreation tomorrow.
The printed flashed a graphic entitled “Wild Card Collection Continues” promoting Cleveland’s Recreation 2 recreation in opposition to the Rays Saturday afternoon. Within the center, it learn RAYS vs INDIANS above the main points of the sport.
Halfway via final season, Cleveland introduced it will be altering its crew title from the “Indians” to the Guardians, efficient after the season and for the 2022 season. After possessing the title since 1915, the crew made the choice after acknowledging that “Indians” was insensitive to Native Individuals.
The title change got here simply three years after Cleveland distanced itself from its Chief Wahoo emblem for comparable issues.
Jose Ramirez’s two-run house run lifted the Guardians to a Recreation 1 win over the Rays on Friday. They give the impression of being to shut out the collection and advance to the ALDS on Saturday.
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