The Cleveland Indians baseball team revealed its new and politically correct jerseys on Monday morning — now free of the controversial Chief Wahoo logo.

The Major League Baseball team has clearly tackled one of the most pressing issues American society is facing today.

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It revealed jerseys that looked largely the same as the ones from this past season — except that the cartoon Native American mascot is no longer there.

Here’s a look at some of the team’s new hats and uniforms:

Without much variance from this past season to next season, fans were left unimpressed.

Many of them also seemed to like the Chief Wahoo logo just fine — and were disappointed to see it gone because of politically correct whiners.

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News initially broke back in January that the team would no longer be using the Chief Wahoo logo on hats, uniforms and stadium signs starting with the 2018 season.

The move came at the request of MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred — and he was pleased with the decision at the time.

“The club ultimately agreed with my position that the logo is no longer appropriate for on-field use in Major League Baseball, and I appreciate [Indians principal owner] Mr. [Larry] Dolan’s acknowledgment that removing it from the on-field uniform by the start of the 2019 season is the right course.”

The Indians had been using the logo since 1946; the overwhelming majority of Native Americans had no issue with its use.

In 2016, The Washington Post reported from a poll that nine out of 10 Native Americans had no issue with the Washington Redskins name or logo — and that seven out of 10 Native Americans had no issue at all with any Native American names or imagery used in sports.

Still, that did not stop Major League Baseball from deeming it offensive to the point where it did not allow slugger Jim Thome to wear the Chief Wahoo cap on his Hall of Fame plaque when he was inducted earlier this year.

The league made that decision even though that was the cap he wore all during his Indians career.

Instead, his hat on the Hall of Fame plaque featured a “C” for Cleveland.

In September, the Indians also ditched the Chief Wahoo logo for a series in Toronto because the team faced a lawsuit over wearing the logo from outraged Canadians back in 2016. While the suit was thrown out, the team had not worn the Chief Wahoo logo in the country since — to avoid any further legal issues.

Ultimately, this decision does not radically change the Indians ball club. And the team is keeping its name as is; but it is an indication of a private entity bowing down to the outraged crowd in a situation where that was not necessary.

Mixing sports and politics — especially political correctness — does not seem to be the best way to win over fans. The Indians might find that one out the hard way next season.

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Tom Joyce is a freelance writer from the South Shore of Massachusetts. He covers sports, pop culture, and politics and has contributed to The Federalist, Newsday, and other outlets.