Original sentence: Twice in the 1950s (the McCarthy era), the Reds, fearing that their traditional club nickname would associate them with Communism threat, officially changed the name of the team to the Cincinnati Redlegs
Edited sentence: Twice in the 1950s (the McCarthy era), the Reds, fearing that their traditional club nickname would associate them with the Communist threat, officially changed the name of the team to the Cincinnati Redlegs