President Donald Trump wants the Cleveland Guardians to go back to their former name. Here's why the city's MLB team changed it in the first place.

President Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday encouraging the Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians to revert to their old names.

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Nov 10, 2023; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt, middle, and president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti, left, and general manager Mike Chernoff, right, talk to the media during an introductory press conference at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images / Ken Blaze-Imagn Images

The Cleveland Guardians open a series against the A's tonight. Follow along for live score updates, highlights and more from the game.

Johnathan Rodríguez hit his first home run in the majors, Slade Cecconi went a career-long 8 1/3 innings and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Athletics 8-6 on Friday night.

Cleveland Guardians superstar Jose Ramirez is widely viewed as untouchable before the MLB trade deadline, but does a world exist in which the Guardians could ac