Ranking every MLB mascot
USA TODAY
April 2, 2018Updated June 27, 2020, 6:03 p.m. ET

1. Phillie Phanatic (Philadelphia Phillies) β The greatest mascot in all of sports.
Butch Dill, USA TODAY Sports
2. Mr. Met (New York Mets) β Is any mascot a bigger part of American culture?
Andy Marlin, USA TODAY Sports
3. Wally the Green Monster (Boston Red Sox) β Literally a green monster. Brilliant.
Jasen Vinlove, USA TODAY Sports
4. Swinging Friar (San Diego Padres) β Pudgy, balding, joyous.
Jake Roth, USA TODAY Sports
5. The Oriole Bird (Baltimore Orioles) β When you've on the team's hats, you know you've made it.
Tommy Gilligan, USA TODAY Sports
6. Lou Seal (San Francisco Giants) β Quiet, unlike the sea lions at Pier 39.
Stan Szeto, USA TODAY Sports
7. Mr. Redlegs (Cincinnati Reds) β Historians will always debate whether or not he was the original baseball head.
Aaron Doster, USA TODAY Sports
8. Dinger (Colorado Rockies) β Apparently they found fossils during the construction of Coors Field.
Ron Chenoy, USA TODAY Sports
9. Pirates Parrot (Pittsburgh Pirates) β Always doing good antics.
Charles LeClaire, USA TODAY Sports
10. Stomper (Oakland Athletics) β The Athletics "elephant" theme dates back to 1902.
Stan Szeto, USA TODAY Sports
11. Mariners Moose (Seattle Mariners) β You can't see a moose and not smile.
Joe Nicholson, USA TODAY Sports
12. Sluggerrr (Kansas City Royals) β Was once sued for shooting a hot dog into a fan's eye.
Peter Aiken, USA TODAY Sports
13. Bernie Brewer (Milwaukee Brewers) β He likes beer.
Benny Sieu, USA TODAY Sports
14. Raymond (Tampa Bay Rays) β Our first generic furry creature.
Aaron Doster, USA TODAY Sports
15. Billy the Marlin (Miami Marlins) β Has somehow survived all the organization's fire sales.
Jasen Vinlove, USA TODAY Sports
16. Fredbird (St. Louis Cardinals) βΒ The cartoonish googly eyes make this mascot.
Aaron Doster, USA TODAY Sports
17. Orbit (Houston Astros) β Returned in 2013 after being replaced by "Junction Jack" from 2000-2012.
Shanna Lockwood, USA TODAY Sports
18. Rangers Captain (Texas Rangers) β Horse costumes are funny.
Matthew Emmons, USA TODAY Sports
19. Paws (Detroit Tigers) β He's a bit too scary looking for a mascot.
Rick Osentoski, USA TODAY Sports
20. Ace (Toronto Blue Jays) β Not enough Canadian flair on this one.
Kevin Hoffman, USA TODAY Sports
21. Screech (Washington Nationals) β He's a bald eagle so it's technically patriotic.
Aaron Doster, USA TODAY Sports
22. Clark (Chicago Cubs) β Clark's introduction has coincided with the Cubs' renaissance, but he still has much to prove.
Jerry Lai, USA TODAY Sports23. Southpaw (Chicago White Sox) β Wants to be the Green Monster, but is not.
Dennis Wierzbicki, USA TODAY Sports
24. Baxter the Bobcat (Arizona Diamondbacks) β It's hard to make a snake costume, but this is just weird.
Mark J. Rebilas, USA TODAY Sports
25. Slider (Cleveland Indians) β Generic creature that doesn't even feature team colors.
Aaron Doster, USA TODAY Sports26. T.C. Bear (Minnesota Twins) β This mascot is the stuff of nightmares.
Jasen Vinlove, USA TODAY Sports
27. Blooper (Atlanta Braves) β New for 2018, we have no idea what this thing is.
Brett Davis, USA TODAY SportsFeatured Weekly Ad