‘My Wife Is Partial Native American Indian’- Former MLB Star Makes Controversial Remarks on Recent Name Changes

As the current scenario beholds, there are several mindsets which drive teams. Among these are the team names which become the chant for ardent supporters. Recently, a former MLB player’s comments during a match on the name changes adopted by teams created a light controversy.

Former MLB Player Lighting Controversy as a Commentator

It happened during the live broadcast of the St. Louis Cardinals game when Jim Edmonds, Former center fielder, spoke about the name changes by Cleveland Guardians and Washington Commanders in the commentary.

In his own words, Edmonds mentioned,” “I’m still shocked that we’ve changed so much as a whole that [we’re] not allowed to have the Cleveland Indians anymore — the Guardians. And I’m saying that too because my wife is a partial Native American Indian.” “I always thought it was kind of a cool thing, not a bad thing, to have a team named after the Indians or vice versa, whatever, the Washington Redskins.”

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Jim Edmonds Sounded Off on the Name Change Thing

Cleveland Guardians changed their names from Cleveland Indians, this was probably not a very desirable move for Edmonds. He also mentioned that. This was the first time when the Cleveland team changed their name. However, Washington Commanders had changed their name for the third time. As for the latter, there seems to be a military symbolism attached to the W logo of the team, which is touted to be the reason for the addition of Commanders to the name.

Edmond didn’t seem to appreciate the fact, and he rather feels it was attached to the nostalgic days and the legacy of the players who played from the team under the previous names.

Since this is among the heated conversations, people have been making remarks about the former player’s words.

The Cardinals Legend further justified his stance by saying that there are many people who reach out to them and say that they were better off with the old names. He found it funny to hear such diverse opinions.

Where on one side, Jim feels that striking off Indians from the team is unjust, some people feel it’s not that big a deal. This whole incident has seen contrasting opinions, though it’s true that there are sentiments attached to people belonging to a particular team since the very beginning. A sudden name change can unwittingly affect the team’s morale.

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