Chief Wahoo will be on the baseball warpath for at least the rest of the 2017 MLB season.
Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred has tabled any discussion of the future of the Cleveland Indians' controversial mascot until after the current season, Cleveland.com reported.
Credit: Jason Miller
Credit: Jason Miller
Manfred told reporters at the All-Star Game that while he would like the team to change its logo, he said that “I think it’s safe to say you are not going to see any dramatic developments until we’re through the 2017 season.”
Manfred said he has been part of an "ongoing dialogue" with the team ownership about the logo, The Washington Post reported.
Many believe that the Chief Wahoo logo is discriminatory. One man filed suit in Canada in front of the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal and the Canadian Human Right Commission to prevent the Indians from showing their name and logo in Canada. A judge rejected the case, Cleveland.com reported.
During Tuesday’s All-Star Game, members of the Cleveland baseball team wore uniforms that did not show either the team name or the logo. They wore their grey uniforms and the Chief Wahoo patch was replaced with an All-Star patch.
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Credit: Rob Carr
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