Trump, the Guardians and Cleveland
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Over a decade ago, Terry Francona signed on to become the Cleveland Indians’ manager. He departed the team in 2023, having experienced a pennant, nine winning seasons and one controversial name change.
Terry Francona was the skipper when the name change to Guardians took place, and he had a lot to say about that moment.
An Ohio state lawmaker backed President Donald Trump's push to have the Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians change their team names back.
North American Indian Cultural Center in Tallmadge opposes "reversing progress" after President Trump urges Cleveland Guardians to change name back.
When Donald Trump took aim at the Cleveland Guardians’ name — rekindling a fiery debate that had largely cooled — readers of our newsroom’s daily text messages had a lot to say. By midafternoon Monday,
President Donald Trump put the pressure on the team owners of the Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians on Sunday in a post on social media.
WASHINGTON — Terry Francona did not make the decision to change Cleveland’s franchise name to the Guardians, and he’s no longer their manager, and will be half a state removed from any thoughts of revising it.