page_title: Wally the Green Monster
section_title: Rivalry
hierarchical_section_title: Wally the Green Monster / Rivalry
caption_attribution_description: English: Wally is 'Behind Enemy Lines' in NYC (Yankee Territory) riding the Subway to Times Square with MLB
context_page_description: Wally the Green Monster is the official mascot for the Boston Red Sox. His name is derived from the Green Monster, the nickname of the 37-foot 2-inch wall in left field at Fenway Park. Wally debuted on April 13, 1997 to the chagrin of many older Red Sox fans. Although he was a big hit with children, older fans did not immediately adopt him as part of the franchise. Eventually, Wally has become more accepted by Red Sox fans of all ages, largely due to broadcaster Jerry Remy creating stories about him and sharing them during televised games.
context_section_description: Wally has an ongoing rivalry with Tampa Bay Rays' mascot Raymond. Before the Red Sox play a series in Tampa Bay, Raymond typically attacks or pranks either Wally or the visiting broadcast booth where the miniature Wally stays with Remy and Dave O'Brien. Raymond's more publicized attacks have involved running Wally over with a four-wheeler and hanging over 40 miniature Raymond dolls in the visiting broadcasters' booth.
  Another rivalry that Wally takes part in is the competition between himself and his Fort Myers Spring Training Counterpart, T.C. Bear of the Minnesota Twins for the All Star Game Mascot Home Run Derby Crown. T.C. Bear got the better of the competition for the first couple years, but Wally struck back in 2011 with a laser-show of his own to bring the crown back to Fenway.
  In 2018, reflecting the long-standing Yankees–Red Sox rivalry, Wally's Twitter account showed a video of him blasting the Red Sox victory anthem "Dirty Water" from his radio at Fenway following the Game 4 road victory of the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium, in a sort of revenge for Aaron Judge playing the Yankees' victory anthem "New York, New York" there following their Game 2 road victory days before. When the Red Sox swept them Yankees  earlier in the season, Wally went on the field post-game with a broom. In 2019, Wally took a photo with Jennifer Lopez, who is engaged to former Yankees player Alex Rodriguez, and tweeted a photo at him. During the 2019 London Series, both Rodriguez and Wally  posted a photo to social media accounts of Wally “strangling” Rodriguez.
caption: Wally 'Behind Enemy Lines' riding the Subway in NYC on a trip to the MLB FanCave
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