page_title: List of Major League Baseball mascots
section_title: Raymond (Tampa Bay Rays)
hierarchical_section_title: List of Major League Baseball mascots / Current mascots / Raymond (Tampa Bay Rays)
caption_attribution_description: Raymond, the mascot for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
context_page_description: 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. Met, introduced for the New York Mets when Shea Stadium opened in 1964. 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 1977. Philadelphia Phillies management felt they needed a mascot similar to the Chicken, so they debuted the Phillie Phanatic in 1978.
  Today, all but three major-league teams have "official" mascots. Six team mascots – Sluggerrr, the San Diego Chicken, the Phillie Phanatic, Mr. Met, the Oriole Bird, and Slider – have been inducted into the Mascot Hall of Fame. Several others have been nominated since the Hall's creation in 2005.
  Mascots in the MLB are often used to help market the team and league to young children.
context_section_description: Raymond is the mascot of the Tampa Bay Rays. Raymond is a furry blue creature wearing a large pair of sneakers and a backward baseball cap, completed with a Rays jersey. He is described officially as a "seadog," having been born somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico. He is said to reside in a private condominium inside Tropicana Field. Raymond was awarded an honorable mention in the GameOps.com Best Mascot contest for 2006.
caption: Raymond, the Tampa Bay Rays mascot in September 2007
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