This is a list of current and former Major League Baseball mascots , sorted alphabetically. The tradition in the Major League Baseball mascot began with Mr. Although some mascots came and went over time, the popularity of mascots increased when the San Diego Chicken started independently making appearances at San Diego Padres games in Philadelphia Phillies management felt they needed a mascot similar to the Chicken, so they debuted the Phillie Phanatic in All but three major-league teams have "official" mascots Dodgers, Yankees, and Angels.
Several others have been nominated since the Hall's creation in Ace is the official mascot of the Toronto Blue Jays. He, along with his female counterpart, "Diamond" replaced former mascot BJ Birdie before the season as a mascot duo. Like his predecessor, Ace is a large anthropomorphic blue jay. The mascot's name is baseball slang for a team's top starting pitcher the "ace" of the staff, such as former Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay. In , Ace became the sole mascot of the team after Diamond was removed by the Blue Jays prior to the start of the season.
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In , Blue Jays fans were introduced to his younger brother Junior see below. He originated from a logo used by the original minor league Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association from the s to He was resurrected and upgraded to be a costumed performing character in Before then, he was only used as an official logo image, and, since , only appearing on special materials.
Baxter the Bobcat is the mascot of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Baxter the Bobcat, and he became the mascot in The mascot was created by Brantley Bell, the son of Jay Bell , one of the players on the Diamondbacks inaugural season roster. Brantley came up with the name from two sources. Baxter" comes from the team's nickname, "the D-Backs". The bobcat is from the original name of the stadium where the Diamondbacks play.
The bobcat is a wild cat native to Arizona. Bernie Brewer is the official mascot for the Milwaukee Brewers. The Bernie Brewer character became the team's mascot in , appearing as a cheerful man with a big mustache. A beer-barreled chalet was built for him inside the stadium where he led the crowd cheering.
