This week we're going to meet the mascots of five teams in the West End of the United.
Houston Astros: Orbit
Orbit, one of the most popular of all MLB mascots, is a Lyme green alien with a baseball sticking to each of the two antennas on its head. The Chinese of its name means "orbit", and the team chose this name to pay homage to NASA, fitting the team name of the "Astros".
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However, its days as a mascot were also full of twists and turns, and in 1990-1999 it became the team mascot; but after the team moved in 2000, it was replaced by a rabbit named Junction Jack, and it was not until 2013 that it became the team mascot again, until now. Its favorite food is the Astros Ice Cream, its favorite movie is Star Wars, and its favorite dance steps are the Moonwalk.
Junction Jack
But Orbit wasn't the first mascot in Astronaut history, and in 1977, the Astros introduced their first mascot, the Chester Charge, an image of a Texas Cavalry. In the late '90s, they also launched an unofficial mascot called General Admission.
Chester Charge
Seattle Sailor: Mariner Moose
In 1990, sailors held a mascot selection tournament for children aged 14 and under, and out of 2500 mascots, the team chose "Sailor Elk" as their mascot. This is a concept proposed by a schoolboy, who believes that elk are docile and friendly, and hopes that sailors can be like elk in any difficult situation.
At first, however, fans did not like the mascot, and it was not until after the team moved in 1999 that the Elk gradually became popular with everyone. Before the game starts, as well as during individual innings, it will stay in its "Elk Lair" to take photos with the fans, and if you cheer on the away team at the Mariners' home stadium, you may be able to enjoy its creamy face-smashing service!
In addition to the Mariners' home game, it appears hundreds of times a year at community events, including visiting patients in hospitals and performing at weddings. In 2006, it was also inducted into the Mascot Hall of Fame.
Oakland Athletic: Stomper
The Stomper is a gray elephant that began being used by the team as a mascot in 1997.
It is not the first mascot in the history of the team, but the athletes' use of elephants as a symbol of good fortune dates back to the early days of the team. At that time, former New York Giants head coach McGraw used the "white elephant" to satirize the athlete's poor performance, and the athlete simply used the elephant as his auspicious symbol and used it for more than 100 years. Although the mascot changed briefly due to the move in 1963, after moving back to Auckland in 1968, the team reactivated the elephant as the mascot. Harry Elephante and Trunk served as team mascots in the 80s and 90s until they were replaced by Stomper in 1997.
Harry Elephante
Stomper wears the athlete's No. 00 jersey, his favorite color is naturally the sportsman's green and gold, and his favorite food is peanuts.
Los Angeles Angels: No!!
The Angels are the only 3 teams in the league that don't currently have a mascot, but they have a very well-known unofficial mascot, the Rally Monkey " Reversal Monkey " . It first appeared in 2000, when the Angels were 4-5 behind the Giants in the bottom half of the 9th inning, and the two big-screen operators intercepted the monkey jumping around in the movie, accompanied by the subtitle "Reverse Monkey", and finally the Angels returned to a 2-point reversal game.
And the real game that made the reversal monkey "famous in one battle" was in 2002, the world series angel narrow road again met the giant, in the first 5 games 2-3 behind the situation, the 6th home game they fell behind 0-5 after the end of the 7th innings, it seems that the trend has gone. However, the home court once again played the words "reverse monkey", the angel seemed to be like a god, the last two sets of 6 points to win the game and win the 7th reverse win the championship. Since then, the reversal monkey has been very popular.
The reversal monkey that appeared in the 6th game of the 2002 World Series
Texas Rangers: Rangers Captain
The Rangers Captain is a golden horse wearing the Rangers 72 jersey, marking the team's relocation to Arlington in 1972.
Nicknamed "Captain Ranger" since 2002, it became the team's mascot, and before it Rootin' Tootin' Ranger was the team's long-standing mascot.
Rootin' Tootin' Ranger
Similar to the tiger mascot Paws introduced earlier, Rangers Captain will also change different costumes according to different themes. For example, he once appeared as a star-lord on a superhero-themed weekend.
Which of your favorite mascots in the West End of the United States? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section!