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Old June 19th, 2020 #1
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Default Despite Calls to Change Name, the Texas Rangers Will Still Be the Texas Rangers

Despite Calls to Change Name, the Texas Rangers Will Still Be the Texas Rangers

A Chicago Tribune columnist called for the MLB team to change its name

June 19, 2020

The Texas Rangers baseball organization has no immediate plans to change the team's nickname, which comes from the storied law enforcement agency.

In a written statement Friday, the team responded to public scrutiny in a column from Chicago Tribune columnist Steve Chapman, who argued that the Texas Rangers police force had a brutal and racist history.

"While we may have originally taken our name from the law enforcement agency, since 1971 the Texas Rangers Baseball Club has forged its own, independent identity," the team said in a statement. "The Texas Rangers Baseball Club stands for equality. We condemn racism, bigotry and discrimination in all forms."

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