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The '''Cleveland Guardians''' are an American [[professional baseball]] team based in [[Cleveland]]. The Guardians compete in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) as a member club of the [[American League]] (AL) [[American League Central|Central Division]]. Since {{baseball year|1994}}, the team has played its home games at [[Progressive Field]] (originally known as Jacobs Field after the team's then-owner). Since their establishment as a Major League franchise in 1901, the team has won 1112 Central Division titles, six [[List of American League pennant winners|American League pennants]], and two [[World Series]] championships (in [[1920 World Series|1920]] and [[1948 World Series|1948]]). The team's World Series championship drought since 1948 is the [[List of Major League Baseball franchise postseason droughts#Longest current World Series championship drought|longest active]] among all 30 current Major League teams.<ref>{{cite news|last=Axisa|first=Mike|title=Now that Cubs are champs, Indians have MLB's longest World series drought|url=http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/now-that-the-cubs-are-champs-the-indians-have-baseballs-longest-world-series-drought/|work=[[CBS Sports]]|date=November 3, 2016|access-date=November 3, 2016|quote=So, with the Cubs finally on top, the longest championship drought in baseball now belongs to the team they beat – the Indians. Cleveland has not won a World Series since way back in 1948.|archive-date=June 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614073358/https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/now-that-the-cubs-are-champs-the-indians-have-baseballs-longest-world-series-drought/|url-status=live}}</ref> The team's name references the ''Guardians of Traffic'', eight monolithic 1932 [[Art Deco]] sculptures by [[Henry Hering]] on the city's [[Hope Memorial Bridge]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iconic Cleveland: The History Behind Cleveland's Guardians of Traffic |url=https://clevelandmagazine.com/in-the-cle/articles/the-guardians-of-traffic |access-date=December 31, 2023 |website=clevelandmagazine.com |language=en}}</ref> which is adjacent to Progressive Field.<ref name="ClevelandGuardians" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/cleveland-mlb-team-officially-changes-name-guardians/ |title=Cleveland MLB team officially changes name to 'Guardians' |work=[[SportsNet]] |date=July 23, 2021 |access-date=July 23, 2021 |archive-date=July 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723144925/https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/cleveland-mlb-team-officially-changes-name-guardians/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The team's mascot is named "Slider".<ref>{{cite web|title=Slider: Guardians Mascot|url=https://www.mlb.com/guardians/fans/slider|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]|website=CLEGuardians.com|access-date=March 5, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119071303/https://www.mlb.com/guardians/fans/slider |archive-date=November 19, 2021 }}</ref> The team's [[spring training]] facility is at [[Goodyear Ballpark]] in [[Goodyear, Arizona]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Goodyear Ballpark|url=https://www.mlb.com/indians/spring-training/ballpark|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]|website=CLEGuardians.com|access-date=July 4, 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208201234/https://www.mlb.com/indians/spring-training/ballpark |archive-date=December 8, 2017 }}</ref>

The franchise originated in 1894 as the '''Grand Rapids Rustlers''', a minor league team based in [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]], that played in the [[Western League (1885–1899)|Western League]]. The team relocated to Cleveland in 1900 and was called the '''Cleveland Lake Shores'''.<ref name="ClevelandTeamNameHistory">{{cite news|last1=Adler|first1=David|last2=Kelly|first2=Matt|title=History lesson: 20 amazing Cubs and Indians facts|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/20-amazing-cubs-and-indians-facts/c-206973260|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]|website=MLB.com|date=October 23, 2016|access-date=July 4, 2019|archive-date=December 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214154340/https://www.mlb.com/news/20-amazing-cubs-and-indians-facts-c206973260|url-status=live}}</ref> The Western League itself was renamed the American League prior to the 1900 season while continuing its minor league status. When the American League declared itself a major league in 1901, Cleveland was one of its eight charter franchises. Originally called the '''Cleveland Bluebirds''' or '''Blues''', the team was also unofficially called the '''Cleveland Bronchos''' in 1902. Beginning in 1903, the team was named the '''Cleveland Napoleons''' or '''Naps''', after team captain and manager [[Nap Lajoie]].

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The origins of the Cleveland Guardians date back to 1894, when the team was founded as the '''Grand Rapids Rustlers''', a team based in [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]] and competing in the [[Western League (1885–1899)|Western League]].<ref name="ClevelandTeamNameHistory" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Castrovince|first=Anthony|title=What's in a name? Introducing the Guardians|url=https://www.mlb.com/guardians/news/how-the-cleveland-indians-became-the-guardians|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]|website=CLEGuardians.com|date=July 23, 2021|access-date=July 9, 2024|quote=The AL outfit originated as a Western League team known as the Grand Rapids Rustlers, then the Cleveland Lakeshores.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=2023 Cleveland Guardians Media Guide |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ip0Kox_v8rDOrSHJY14YTLb4wafup-C3 |publisher=Cleveland Guardians |page=2 |access-date=November 10, 2023}}</ref> In 1900, the team moved to Cleveland and was named the Cleveland Lake Shores. Around the same time [[Ban Johnson]] changed the name of his minor league (Western League) to the American League. In 1900 the American League was still considered a minor league. In 1901 the team was called the Cleveland Bluebirds or Blues when the American League broke with the National Agreement and declared itself a competing Major League. The Cleveland franchise was among its eight charter members, and is one of four teams that remain in its original city, along with [[Boston Red Sox|Boston]], [[Chicago White Sox|Chicago]], and [[Detroit Tigers|Detroit]].

[[File:Nap Lajoie 1913.jpg|left|thumb|upright|[[Nap Lajoie]], who won the 1903 American League Batting Championship with the ~~Indians~~Cleveland Naps, was the team's namesake from 1903 to 1915, and is an [[MLB Hall of Fame]]r.]]

The new team was owned by coal magnate [[Charles Somers]] and tailor Jack Kilfoyl. Somers, a wealthy industrialist and also co-owner of the [[Boston Americans]], lent money to other team owners, including [[Connie Mack]]'s [[Philadelphia Athletics]], to keep them and the new league afloat. Players did not think the name "Bluebirds" was suitable for a baseball team.<ref name="TBT">{{cite book |title=The Team-by-Team Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball |last=Purdy |first=Dennis |year=2006 |publisher=[[Workman Publishing Company|Workman]] |location=New York City |isbn=0-7611-3943-5 }}</ref> Writers frequently shortened it to Cleveland Blues due to the players' all-blue uniforms,<ref>{{cite book | last =Schneider | first = Russell | title = Cleveland Indians Encyclopedia | publisher = Sports Publishing LLC | year = 2001 | page =11 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=9jkqN0qu-fcC

| isbn = 1-58261-376-1}}</ref> but the players did not like this unofficial name either.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Posnanski|first=Joe|date=October 14, 2016|title=What's in a name?|url=https://sportsworld.nbcsports.com/cleveland-indians-nickname-sockalexis/|access-date=October 8, 2021|website=NBC SportsWorld|language=en-US}}</ref> The players themselves tried to change the name to Cleveland Bronchos in {{baseball year|1902}}, but this name never caught on.<ref name="TBT"/>

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Recognizing that he had acquired a solid team, Veeck soon abandoned the aging, small and lightless League Park to take up full-time residence in massive [[Cleveland Municipal Stadium]].<ref name="Borsvold">{{cite book | last = Borsvold | first = David | title = The Cleveland Indians: Cleveland Press Years, 1920–1982 | publisher = Arcadia Publishing | year = 2003 | pages = 37–38 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=v0hgrNuScVMC&pg=PA37 | isbn = 0-7385-2325-9 | access-date = November 19, 2015 | archive-date = December 14, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201214154338/https://books.google.com/books?id=v0hgrNuScVMC&pg=PA37 | url-status = live }}</ref> The Indians had briefly moved from League Park to Municipal Stadium in mid-1932, but moved back to League Park due to complaints about the cavernous environment. From 1937 onward, however, the Indians began playing an increasing number of games at Municipal, until by 1940 they played most of their home slate there.<ref>{{cite book|last=Lowry|first=Phillip|title=Green Cathedrals|url=https://archive.org/details/greencathedralsu0000lowr_u1c9|url-access=registration|year=2005|publisher=Walker & Company|location=New York City|isbn=0-8027-1562-1}}</ref> League Park was mostly demolished in 1951, but has since been rebuilt as a recreational park.<ref>{{cite news|last=Briggs|first=David|title=League Park may glisten once again|url=http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070806&content_id=2133242&vkey=cle_gameface&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|website=CLEGuardians.com|date=August 8, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080401010151/http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070806&content_id=2133242&vkey=cle_gameface&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle|archive-date=April 1, 2008|access-date=July 4, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Making the most of the cavernous stadium, Veeck had a portable center field fence installed, which he could move in or out depending on how the distance favored the Indians against their opponents in a given series. The fence moved as much as {{convert|15|ft|m|0}} between series opponents. Following the 1947 season, the American League countered with a rule change that fixed the distance of an outfield wall for the duration of a season. The massive stadium did, however, permit the Indians to set the then-record for the largest crowd to see a Major League baseball game. On October 10, 1948, Game 5 of the [[1948 World Series|World Series]] against the [[Boston Braves (baseball)|Boston Braves]] drew over 84,000. The record stood until the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] drew a crowd in excess of 92,500 to watch Game 5 of the [[1959 World Series]] at the [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] against the [[Chicago White Sox]].

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The Indians began their playoff run by defeating the [[2007 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] in the [[2007 American League Division Series|ALDS]] three games to one. This series will be most remembered for the swarm of bugs that overtook the field in the later innings of Game Two. They also jumped out to a three-games-to-one lead over the [[Boston Red Sox|Red Sox]] in the [[2007 American League Championship Series|ALCS]]. The season ended in disappointment when Boston swept the final three games to advance to the [[2007 World Series]].<ref name="WP2007"/>

Despite the loss, Cleveland players took home a number of awards. [[Grady Sizemore]], who had a .995 [[fielding percentage]] and only two errors in 405 chances, won the [[Rawlings Gold Glove Award|Gold Glove award]], Cleveland's first since 2001.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071106&content_id=2293684&vkey=news_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle|title=Sizemore earns first Gold Glove Award|last=Castrovince|first=Anthony|date=November 6, 2007|work=MLB.com|access-date=March 20, 2009|archive-date=March 6, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306121453/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071106&content_id=2293684&vkey=news_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle|url-status=live}}</ref> Indians Pitcher [[CC Sabathia]] won the second [[Cy Young Award]] in team history with a 19–7 record, a 3.21 ERA and an MLB-leading 241 [[innings pitched]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=3108321|title=Sabathia only second Indians pitcher to win Cy Young|date=November 14, 2007|publisher=ESPN|access-date=March 21, 2009|archive-date=November 15, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071115160331/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3108321|url-status=live}}</ref> Eric Wedge was awarded the first [[Manager of the Year Award]] in team history.<ref>{{cite news|url=~~http~~https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/~~story/2007/11/14/~~wedge-melvin-voted-baseball-s-top-managers-1.~~html~~655284?ref=rss|title=Wedge, Melvin voted baseball's top managers|date=November 14, 2007|publisher=CBC Sports|access-date=March 20, 2009|archive-date=November 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110054648/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/story/2007/11/14/baseball-managers.html?ref=rss|url-status=live}}</ref> Shapiro was named to his second [[Sporting News Executive of the Year Award|Executive of the Year]] in 2007.<ref name="cleveland.com"/>

====Second "rebuilding of the team"====

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===2011–present: Antonetti/Chernoff/Francona era===

[[File:Terry Francona on June 26, 2013.jpg|left|upright=0.7|thumb|Former manager [[Terry Francona]], who in his tenure with the Indians/Guardians (~~2013-2023~~2013–2023) was a three-time AL Manager of the Year (2013, 2016, 2022), led the team to the 2016 AL Championship, and is the all-time franchise leader in wins by a manager]]

On January 18, 2011, longtime popular former first baseman and manager [[Mike Hargrove]] was brought in as a special adviser. The Indians started the 2011 season strong – going 30–15 in their first 45 games and seven games ahead of the [[2011 Detroit Tigers season|Detroit Tigers]] for first place. Injuries led to a slump where the Indians fell out of first place. Many minor leaguers such as [[Jason Kipnis]] and [[Lonnie Chisenhall]] got opportunities to fill in for the injuries.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/gametracker/preview/MLB_20120405_TOR@CLE/blue-jaysindians-preview |title=MLB Preview – Toronto Blue Jays at Cleveland Indians – Apr 05, 2012 |work=CBSSports.com |access-date=January 23, 2013 |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407091603/http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/gametracker/preview/MLB_20120405_TOR@CLE/blue-jaysindians-preview |url-status=live }}</ref> The biggest news of the season came on July 30 when the Indians traded four prospects for [[Colorado Rockies]] star pitcher, [[Ubaldo Jiménez]]. The Indians sent their top two pitchers in the minors, [[Alex White (baseball)|Alex White]] and [[Drew Pomeranz]] along with [[Joe Gardner (baseball)|Joe Gardner]] and [[Matt McBride]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/post/2011/07/ubaldo-jimenez-trades-to-cleveland-indians/1#.T39J-BB5mK0|title=Ubaldo Jimenez traded to Indians for four players|work=USA Today|access-date=September 14, 2014|archive-date=August 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140804193338/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/post/2011/07/ubaldo-jimenez-trades-to-cleveland-indians/1#.T39J-BB5mK0|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 25, the Indians signed the team leader in home runs, [[Jim Thome]] off of waivers.<ref>{{cite web |author=AP File |url=http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/08/cleveland_indians_working_on_d.html |title=Back where he began: Cleveland Indians obtain Jim Thome from Twins for player to be named |date=August 26, 2011 |publisher=cleveland.com |access-date=January 23, 2013 |archive-date=November 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107132623/http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/08/cleveland_indians_working_on_d.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He made his first appearance in an Indians uniform since he left Cleveland after the 2002 season. To honor Thome, the Indians placed him at his original position, third base, for one pitch against the Minnesota Twins on September 25. It was his first appearance at third base since 1996, and his last for Cleveland.<ref>{{cite web |author=Northeast Ohio |url=http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/09/shelley_duncans_2-run_hr_gives.html |title=Minnesota Twins beat Cleveland Indians, 6–4, in 10 innings; Jim Thome makes appearance at 3B |date=September 25, 2011 |publisher=cleveland.com |access-date=January 23, 2013 |archive-date=July 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729103939/http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/09/shelley_duncans_2-run_hr_gives.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The Indians finished the season in 2nd place, 15 games behind the division champion Tigers.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/story/2012-04-03/AL-Central-preview/53985226/1 | work=USA Today | title=Most Popular E-mail Newsletter | date=April 3, 2012}}</ref>

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===Interleague===

[[File:New Ohio Cup Trophy.jpg|thumb|~~upright=0.75~~175px|The Ohio Cup trophy]]

The rivalry with fellow [[Ohio]] team the [[Cincinnati Reds]] is known as the Battle of Ohio or Buckeye Series and features the [[Ohio Cup]] trophy for the winner. Prior to 1997, the winner of the cup was determined by an annual [[spring training|pre-season]] baseball game, played each year at minor-league [[Cooper Stadium]] in the state capital of [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]], and staged just days before the start of each new [[Major League Baseball]] season. A total of eight Ohio Cup games were played, with the Guardians winning six of them. It ended with the start of [[interleague play]] in 1997. The winner of the game each year was awarded the Ohio Cup in postgame ceremonies. The Ohio Cup was a favorite among baseball fans in Columbus, with attendances regularly topping 15,000.

Since 1997, the two teams have played each other as part of the regular season, with the exception of 2002. The Ohio Cup was reintroduced in 2008 and is presented to the team who wins the most games in the series that season. Initially, the teams played one three-game series per season, meeting in Cleveland in 1997 and Cincinnati the following year. The teams have played two series per season against each other since 1999, with the exception of 2002, one at each ballpark. A format change in 2013 made each series two games, except in years when the AL and NL Central divisions meet in interleague play, where it is usually extended to three games per series.<ref>{{cite news |title=On schedule: New Interleague format brings twists |url=http://m.mlb.com/news/article/48380512/on-schedule-new-interleague-format-brings-twists |author=Schlegel, John |date=May 23, 2013 |work=MLB.com |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=May 20, 2016 |archive-date=June 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611144513/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/48380512/on-schedule-new-interleague-format-brings-twists |url-status=live }}</ref> ~~Through~~As ~~the 2020~~of ~~meetings~~2024, the Guardians lead the series ~~66–51~~76-59.<ref>{{cite web |title=Head-to-head results for Cleveland Indians vs. Cincinnati Reds from 1901 to 2018 |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head-games.cgi?team1=CLE&team2=CIN&from=1901&to=2019 |work=Baseball-Reference.com |year=2018 |access-date=July 18, 2019 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |archive-date=December 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214154350/https://stathead.com/baseball/head2head-games.cgi?team1=CLE&team2=CIN&from=1901&to=2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

An on-and-off rivalry with the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] stems from the close proximity of the two cities, and features some carryover elements from the [[Browns–Steelers rivalry|longstanding rivalry]] in the [[National Football League]] between the [[Cleveland Browns]] and [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]. Because the Guardians' designated interleague rival is the Reds and the Pirates' designated rival is the Tigers, the teams have played periodically. The teams played one three-game series each year from ~~1997–2001~~1997 to 2001 and periodically between 2002 and 2022, generally only in years in which the AL Central played the NL Central in the former interleague play rotation. The teams played six games in 2020 as MLB instituted an abbreviated schedule focusing on regional match-ups. Beginning in 2023, the teams will play a three-game series each season as a result of the new "balanced" schedule. The Pirates lead the series 21–18.<ref>{{cite web |title=Head-to-head results for Cleveland Indians vs. Pittsburgh Pirates from 1901 to 2016 |url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head-games.cgi?team1=CLE&team2=PIT&from=1901&to=2016 |work=Baseball-Reference.com |year=2016 |access-date=May 20, 2016 |publisher=Sports Reference |archive-date=December 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214154429/https://stathead.com/baseball/head2head-games.cgi?team1=CLE&team2=PIT&from=1901&to=2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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===Chicago White Sox===

The [[Chicago White Sox]] are another rival, dating back to the 1959 season, when the Sox slipped past the Indians to win the AL pennant. The rivalry intensified when both clubs were moved to the newly created AL Central in 1994. During that season, the two teams challenged for the division title, with the Indians one game back of Chicago when the season ended in August due to the players' strike. During a game in Chicago, the White Sox confiscated [[Albert Belle]]'s [[corked bat]], followed by an attempt by Indians pitcher [[Jason Grimsley]] to crawl through the [[Comiskey Park II|Comiskey Park]] clubhouse ceiling to retrieve it. Belle later signed with the White Sox in 1997, adding additional intensity to the rivalry. In 2005, the White Sox led the division by 15 games in July, only to see the Indians trim the lead to a single game late in the season. However, the White Sox swept a three-game series to end the season to win the division by six games; the Sox later won that year's World Series.

On August 5, 2023, Cleveland third baseman [[José Ramírez (infielder)|José Ramírez]] and Chicago shortstop [[Tim Anderson (baseball)|Tim Anderson]] instigated a [[bench-clearing brawl]] after Anderson applied a tag to Ramírez. Anderson then attempted to punch Ramírez , after which Ramírez wound up up knocking Anderson to the ground with a right hook. Anderson and Ramírez were suspended five and two games, respectively, for their roles in the brawl.

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[[file:Diamond C CLE.png|right|thumb|200px|Cleveland in "diamond C" font is featured on the team's road uniforms.]]

In 2024, the team introduced "City Connect" uniforms, primarily (but not exclusively) worn on Friday home dates. The jerseys are blue with red and white stripes going down the sleeve, featuring "CLE" on the front of the jersey and the player names and numbers on the back (all in a white [[art deco]] style font), with sandstone colored pants and red socks featuring a logo which was also introduced in 2024 (a "[[Guardians of Traffic]]" statue holding a baseball bat). <ref>{{cite web |last1=Bell |first1=Mandy |title=Guardians dig into The Land's history for City Connect uniforms |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/cleveland-guardians-unveil-city-connect-uniforms |website=CLE Guardians.com |access-date=May 11, 2024}}</ref>

The standard home cap is navy blue with a red bill, features a red "diamond C" on the front and is worn with both the primary white and alternate red jerseys. The "City Connect" home cap is similar to the standard cap with the exception of the front section over the bill being white.

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In 2020, [[George Floyd protests|protests]] over the [[Murder of George Floyd|murder]] of [[George Floyd]], a black man, by a [[Minneapolis]] police officer, led the United States into a period of social changes. This made Dolan to reconsider use of the Indians name.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Shiffer|first=James Eli|date=May 25, 2021|title=The ways that George Floyd changed the world.|work=Star Tribune|url=https://www.startribune.com/ways-that-george-floyd-murder-changed-the-world/600056733/|access-date=May 26, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=July 23, 2021|title=Cleveland announces name change to Guardians|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31868331/cleveland-changing-name-indians-guardians|url-status=live|access-date=July 30, 2021|website=[[ESPN]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723144838/https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31868331/cleveland-changing-name-indians-guardians |archive-date=July 23, 2021 }}</ref> On July 3, 2020, on the heels of the [[Washington Commanders|Washington Redskins]]  announcing that they would "undergo a thorough review" of that team's name, the Indians announced that they would "determine the best path forward" regarding the team's name and emphasized the need to "keep improving as an organization on issues of [[social justice]]".<ref>{{cite news|last=Bell|first=Mandy|title=Indians weigh 'best path forward' for team name|url=https://www.mlb.com/indians/news/statement-from-the-indians|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]|website=CLEGuardians.com|date=July 3, 2020|access-date=December 14, 2020|archive-date=July 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704181502/https://www.mlb.com/indians/news/statement-from-the-indians|url-status=live}}</ref>

On December 13, 2020, it was reported that the Indians name would be dropped after the 2021 season out of respect for the Native American community.<ref name="NYTimesDropTeamname">{{cite news|last1=Waldstein|first1=David|last2=Schmidt|first2=Michael S.|title=Cleveland's Baseball Team Will Drop Its Indians Team Name|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/13/sports/baseball/cleveland-indians-baseball-name-change.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|language=en-US|date=December 13, 2020|access-date=December 14, 2020|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=December 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214012330/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/13/sports/baseball/cleveland-indians-baseball-name-change.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Castrovince|first=Anthony|title=Cleveland Indians to change team name|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/cleveland-indians-team-name-change|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]|website=[[MLB.com]]|date=December 14, 2020|access-date=December 14, 2020|archive-date=January 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110183239/https://www.mlb.com/news/cleveland-indians-team-name-change|url-status=live}}</ref> Although it had been hinted by the team that they may move forward without a replacement name (in a similar manner to the Washington Football Team, which used its name for 2 years until being named the Washington Commanders).<ref name="NYTimesDropTeamname" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Noga|first=Joe|title=Cleveland baseball team will drop 'Indians' name as early as this week, according to report|url=https://www.cleveland.com/tribe/2020/12/cleveland-baseball-team-will-drop-indians-name-according-to-report.html|newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]|access-date=December 14, 2020|archive-date=December 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214154354/https://www.cleveland.com/tribe/2020/12/cleveland-baseball-team-will-drop-indians-name-according-to-report.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It was announced via Twitter on July 23, 2021, that the team will be named the Guardians, after the ''[[Guardians of Traffic]]'', eight large Art Deco statues on the [[Hope Memorial Bridge]], located close to Progressive Field.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cleveland19.com/2021/07/23/indians-change-team-name-cleveland-guardians/|title=Indians announce decision to change team name to Cleveland Guardians|date=July 23, 2021 |publisher=WOIO-TV: 19 News|access-date=July 23, 2021|archive-date=July 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725123834/https://www.cleveland19.com/2021/07/23/indians-change-team-name-cleveland-guardians/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The club, however, found itself amid a trademark dispute with a men's roller derby team called the Cleveland Guardians.<ref name="ClevelandGuardiansCopyright">{{cite news|last=DeRoos|first=Dan|title={{sic|Copyrighting|nolink=y}} 'Cleveland Guardians' a bit tricky and potentially expensive for Indians|url=https://www.cleveland19.com/2021/07/28/copyrighting-cleveland-guardians-bit-tricky-potentially-expensive-indians/|website=Cleveland19.com|date=July 28, 2021|access-date=September 19, 2021|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Orris|first=Evan|title=Cleveland Guardians' name change hits potential roller derby snag|url=https://nypost.com/2021/07/27/cleveland-guardians-name-change-hits-roller-derby-snag/|newspaper=[[New York Post]]|date=July 27, 2021|access-date=September 19, 2021|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Perez|first=A.J.|title=Cleveland Indians' Name Change Unsettled|url=https://frontofficesports.com/cleveland-indians-name-change-unsettled/|website=FrontOfficeSports.com|date=July 28, 2021|access-date=September 19, 2021|url-status=live|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728202241/https://frontofficesports.com/cleveland-indians-name-change-unsettled/ |archive-date=July 28, 2021}}</ref> The Cleveland Guardians roller derby team has competed in the [[Men's Roller Derby Association]] since 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last=Eisenberg|first=Jeff|title=The original Cleveland Guardians? This roller derby team could cash in on Indians' name change|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/the-original-cleveland-guardians-this-roller-derby-team-could-cash-in-on-indians-name-change-030536652.html|publisher=[[Yahoo Sports]]|date=July 26, 2021|access-date=September 19, 2021|language=en-US}}</ref> In addition, two other entities have attempted to preempt the team's use of the trademark by filing their own registrations with the [[U.S. Patent and Trademark Office]].<ref name="ClevelandGuardiansCopyright" /> The roller derby team filed a federal lawsuit in the [[U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio]] on October 27, 2021, seeking to block the baseball team's name change.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/32486789/roller-derby-team-sues-cleveland-guardians-stop-name-use|agency=ESPN|title=Roller derby team sues Cleveland Guardians to stop name use|date=October 27, 2021|accessdate=October 27, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/mlb/indians/cleveland-guardians-roller-derby-team-sues-baseball-team-name-change/95-eab2d079-7a6f-46cf-aa7d-cc32489f581f|agency=3 WKYC Studios|title=Cleveland Guardians roller derby team sues Cleveland Guardians baseball team to block name change|first1=Mark|first2=Jay|last1=Naymik|last2=Crawford|date=October 27, 2021|accessdate=October 27, 2021}}</ref><ref>''Guardians Roller Derby v. Cleveland Guardians Baseball Company, LLC'', no. [https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/60676775/guardians-roller-derby-v-cleveland-guardians-baseball-company-llc/ 21-02035] (N.D. Ohio, filed October 27, 2021).</ref> On November 16, 2021, the lawsuit was resolved, and both teams were allowed to continue using the Guardians name. The name change from Indians to Guardians became official on November 19, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/cleveland-settles-with-guardians-roller-derby-team|title=Agreement reached on 'Guardians' name|first=Mandy|last=Bell|website=[[MLB.com]]|date=November 16, 2021|accessdate=November 16, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |first=Brendan |last=Gulick |date=November 17, 2021 |url=https://www.si.com/mlb/indians/news/cleveland-guardians-name-change-to-take-place-this-week |title=Cleveland Switching from Indians to Guardians on Friday |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=December 14, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Bell"/><ref name="MLB Advanced Media"/><ref name="nytimes.com"/><ref name="ClevelandGuardians"/><ref name="Cleveland Indians choose Guardians"/>

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[[iHeart Media]] Cleveland sister stations [[WTAM]] (1100 AM/106.9 FM) and [[WMMS]] (100.7 FM) serve as the flagship stations for the [[Cleveland Guardians Radio Network]],<ref name="radio">{{cite web |url=http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/cle/schedule/radio_affiliates.jsp |title=Radio Affiliates |website=CLEGuardians.com |access-date=February 16, 2008 |archive-date=September 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906121532/http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/cle/schedule/radio_affiliates.jsp |url-status=live }}</ref> with lead announcer [[Tom Hamilton (broadcaster)|Tom Hamilton]] and [[Jim Rosenhaus]] calling the games.<ref name="broadcasters">{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/team/broadcasters.jsp?c_id=cle |title=Broadcaster |website=CLEGuardians.com |access-date=February 16, 2008 |archive-date=February 12, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212040347/http://mlb.mlb.com/team/broadcasters.jsp?c_id=cle |url-status=live }}</ref>

Fellow sister station [[WARF]] (1350 AM) - while primarily an English language station - airs Spanish broadcasts of home games, complimenting the flagship coverage. Rafa Hernández-Brito serves as the primary Spanish announcer, alongside analyst and former Indian [[Carlos Baerga]] (Octavio Sequera fills in when Brito calls [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] Spanish radio broadcasts). <ref>{{cite web |last1=Noga |first1=Joe |title=Los Guardians radio broadcasts in Spanish expand to all 81 home games this season |url=https://www.cleveland.com/guardians/2024/04/los-guardians-radio-broadcasts-expand-to-all-81-home-games-this-season.html#:~:text=Cleveland's%20Rafa%20Hernández-Brito%2C%20the,provide%20analysis%20for%20select%20games. |website=Cleveland.com ([[The Plain Dealer]]) |date=April 5, 2024 |access-date=April 5, 2024}}</ref>

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* Most triples: 26, [[Shoeless Joe Jackson|Joe Jackson]] (1912)

* Most home runs: 52, [[Jim Thome]] (2002)

* Most RBIs: 165, [[Manny ~~Ramirez~~Ramírez]] (1999)

* Most stolen bases: 75, [[Kenny Lofton]] (1996)

* Most wins: 31, [[Jim Bagby, Sr.]] (1920)

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* Strikeouts: 348, [[Bob Feller]] (1946)

* Complete games: 36, [[Bob Feller]] (1946)

* Saves: 4647, [[~~José~~Emmanuel ~~Mesa~~Clase]] (~~1995~~2024)

* Longest win streak: 22 games (2017)