Indians working on solution to Wahoo logo

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has discussed a possible solution to the Cleveland Indians divisive Chief Wahoo logo with owner Paul Dolan.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has discussed a possible solution to the Cleveland Indians divisive Chief Wahoo logo with owner Paul Dolan.

Manfred and Dolan have had multiple meetings on the touchy subject, including one on Friday that included Indians minority owner John Sherman, before the team announced it will host the 2019 All-Stare Game at Progressive Field.

The club has come under increased pressure to permanently remove the red-faced, smiling logo, which has been labeled offensive and racially insensitive.

Dolan said nothing has been resolved and he intends to meet again with Manfred, who would not divulge his preference for an outcome.

“I’m not going to speculate about what I want the end of the process to be,” Manfred said. “I think that Paul has been fantastic about engaging in conversations. I want those conversations to continue, and I think we’ll produce a result that will be good for the Indians and good for baseball. What exactly that is, I don’t want to speculate right now.”

Manfred would not say if a timetable for a solution has been set.

Ventura celebration

Kansas City Royals pitcher Danny Duffy remembered Yordano Ventura as a man who did everything with passion and lived for baseball. First baseman Eric Hosmer said Ventura was the fun-loving little brother that everyone watched out for as he slowly grew into a young man.

Ventura’s fiery passion, million-watt smile and strong work ethic were mentioned several times as his teammates, coaches, Royals support staff and administrators met privately to tell stories, shed tears and laugh about the 25-year-old’s impact on their lives before he died in a car crash Sunday in the Dominican Republic. They recalled his rise from joining the Royals organization in 2008 as a skinny 17-yearold right-handed pitcher until he brought his blazing fastball to the major league team in 2013.

Ventura pitched four years for the Royals, going 38-31 with a 3.89 ERA.

Speakers said Ventura struggled with insecurity and was often unpredictable but also carried a strong work ethic and the desire to be the best. They laughed about his sometimes-unusual clothes, penchant for calling people late at night for no good reason and constant smiling.

Duffy said Ventura, who was nicknamed Ace, “lived with so much passion, everything this dude did he did with passion.” He said the team would use that passion as fuel during the upcoming season.