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The Cleveland Guardians are a Major League Baseball (MLB) team that plays in the American League Central division. The franchise had an unsettled early history, changing its name several times before finally deciding on the Indians in 1915. After struggling for its first two decades of existence, Cleveland overcame an on-field tragedy in 1920 to win its first World Series championship. It would be almost thirty more seasons before the team returned to the World Series and won another title in 1948. Another extended championship drought then took hold, as over the next seven decades, the Indians struggled more than succeeded, going forty years between playoff appearances at one point. Even when the Indians fielded a championship-caliber team, their hopes for a World Series title were often dashed in heartbreaking fashion. In 2020, the team decided to change its name due to concerns over racism. Beginning in the 2022 season, the team adopted the name Guardians, a reference to an iconic Cleveland landmark. |
