Jul 24 2021, 12:40 AM July 23 2021, 7:41 PM July 24 2021, 12:40 AM (Bloomberg) -- Major League Baseballâs Cleveland Indians will be known as the Cleveland Guardians beginning in 2022, after saying last year that the team would review the name itâs had for more than a century. (Bloomberg) -- Major League Baseballâs Cleveland Indians will be known as the Cleveland Guardians beginning in 2022, after saying last year that the team would review the name itâs had for more than a century. The team announced the name change in a video posted Friday morning. It also has a new logo: a winged baseball adorned with the letter G.