Cleveland Baseball team. (New news)

[jz2016cubs_PSN]

BREAKING: The Indians new name will not be a variation of "Cleveland Baseball Team" or "Tribe."
The earliest the team will get a new name is 2022.
(Bleacher Report on Twitter)

[Doppelganger39_PSN]

I agree with the name change but why do they have to wait till 2022 for a name, How hard is it to name a sports team.

[mjfc_363_PSN]

Cuyahoga Chiefs!

[SaveFarris_PSN]

@Doppelganger39 said in Cleveland Baseball team. (New news):

why do they have to wait till 2022 for a name, How hard is it to name a sports team.

Jerseys
Signage
Copyrights
Ticket stock
Merchandise
Renaming every single social media account
Those tiny little pennants at every other stadium
SDS recoding

It's a little bit more involved than "oh, we're the something somethings now."

[ChuckCLC_PSN]

@Doppelganger39 said in Cleveland Baseball team. (New news):

I agree with the name change but why do they have to wait till 2022 for a name, How hard is it to name a sports team.

Marketing and Merchandise.