Don't expect to hear the word "Indian" when Jerry Howarth calls the play-by-play in the Blue Jays' American League Championship Series against Cleveland starting Friday.
The longtime Blue Jays announcer said on The Jeff Blair radio show Tuesday that he made a decision more than two decades ago never to use the term because it is found offensive by many First Nations people.
Howarth told Blair that he has also made it a practice to not use "Braves" for the Atlanta baseball team, or phrases like "a powwow on the mound" for talks between coaches and pitchers.
Howarth said he made the decision back after the 1992 series, when the Blue Jays won their first World Series against Atlanta.
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October 12, 2016
Blue Jays Announcer Refuses To Use Cleveland Nickname
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