President Trump's recent comments on the name of Cleveland's baseball team seemingly came out of nowhere — but the subject has been on local minds for quite some time. Catch up quick: On Sunday, Trump posted to Truth Social calling for the Washington Commanders (formerly the Redskins) and the Cleveland Guardians (formerly the Indians) to revert to their previous names.

President Donald Trump is urging Cleveland Guardians ownership to reconsider their name and revert to the Cleveland Indians, so we decided to survey fans before Monday's game: Guardians or Indians?

President Trump is threatening to hold up a stadium deal for Washington’s football team if it doesn’t restore its old name.

An Ohio state lawmaker backed President Donald Trump's push to have the Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians change their team names back.

President Donald Trump has called on NFL and MLB team owners to reverse past name changes and restore the Washington Redskins and Cleveland Indians.

President Donald Trump called for the Washington Commanders and the Cleveland Guardians to revert to their original names — the Redskins and the Indians, respectively — during a recent Truth Social rant (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)