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Cleveland Indians Changing Official Primary Logo to Block C

By Sam Allard on Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 11:48 am

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The Tribe can smell which way the winds are blowing, looks like. Via Uniwatch, the Cleveland Indians are changing their official primary logo from Chief Wahoo to the Block C.

Indians changing primary logo to the block-C. No change to uniforms, Wahoo still on home cap, sleeves. pic.twitter.com/0EEopJ3ph2
— Paul Lukas (@UniWatch) January 8, 2014

Wahoo's not disappearing, of course, but the "phasing out" process has begun. The MLB wants no part in Wahoo affiliation either. Last year, there was no Cleveland Indians' Wahoo apparel or paraphernalia at All-Star Weekend.

If you haven't read Scene's seminal takedown of Chief Wahoo, please do so.

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