Chop cheer to greet Braves as World Series hits Atlanta
The Atlanta Braves, unbeaten at home in this year's Major League Baseball playoffs, will try to reclaim the lead in the 117th World Series on Friday by defeating the Houston Astros.
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The Atlanta Braves, unbeaten at home in this year's Major League Baseball playoffs, will try to reclaim the lead in the 117th World Series on Friday by defeating the Houston Astros.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred backed the team's nickname and "Tomahawk Chop" cheer this week.
The National Congress of American Indians released a statement completely rejecting MLB commissioner Rob Manfred's statement on Atlanta's mascot before Game 1.
Obviously The Chop is unacceptable. This shouldn't be complicated. Also, man, the World Series ratings sure were enormous in 2016.
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