{"id":723622,"date":"2026-06-08T19:25:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T19:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/723622\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T19:25:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T19:25:13","slug":"wally-just-notched-a-win-in-a-new-mlb-mascot-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/723622\/","title":{"rendered":"Wally just notched a win in a new MLB mascot poll"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTell Us\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tSee where Wally the Green Monster placed among other faves like Phillie Phanatic, Mr. Met, and “The Oriole Bird.”<\/p>\n

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\n\tWally went international at a 2024 MLB event at Estadio Quisqueya in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Danielle Parhizkaran\/Globe Staff\t<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s face it: Wally the Green Monster<\/a> has his work cut out for him right now. It\u2019s tough keeping spirits high at the ballpark when your team\u2019s record is 10-21 at home<\/a>. There\u2019s always the chance that the crowd will get frustrated with Wally\u2019s unflagging optimism and start beaning him with Lobstah Poutines<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But Wally must be doing something right: A new national survey of fans conducted by Bovada Sportsbook<\/a> found that the Red Sox\u2019s big green mush of a mascot is actually in the top 5 of all mascots in the MLB. Wally finished fourth out of 28 in the poll, and, in a nice little slice of revenge for 1986, squeaked past the fifth place finishers, Mr. and Mrs. Met. (Take that, you big-headed freaks<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

\"\"Gov. Maura Healy has a moment with Wally at opening day back in 2023. \u2013 Jim Davis\/Globe Staff<\/p>\n

As for the three mascots who bested Wally, Phillies mascot Phillie Phanatic<\/a> was first \u2014 unsurprising given that, like a sizable number of Phillies fans, he is insane. (One imagines that were Wally to attempt his more even-keeled approach to mascotting in Philadelphia, there\u2019s a good chance he\u2019d meet the same fate as HitchBOT, the hitchhiking robot who tried, unsuccessfully, to make it through Philly in 2015<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, second and third places went to \u201cThe Oriole Bird<\/a>\u201d and \u201cPirate Parrot<\/a>,\u201d which are not even real names, they\u2019re descriptions. Wally, you were robbed.<\/p>\n

MLB\u2019s most-loved mascots in 2026<\/p>\n

\tRankMascotTeamEntertainingHumorousEngagingFinal score<\/p>\n

\t1Phillie PhanaticPhiladelphia Phillies35.20%30.93%18.33%10<\/p>\n

\t2The Oriole BirdBaltimore Orioles29.57%21.83%15.87%6.55<\/p>\n

\t3Pirate ParrotPittsburgh Pirates27.83%23.07%15.27%6.25<\/p>\n

\t4Wally the Green MonsterBoston Red Sox26.80%21.03%14.27%5.36<\/p>\n

\t5Mr. Met & Mrs. MetNew York Mets25.37%19.73%14.60%5<\/p>\n

\t6Mariner MooseSeattle Mariners25.10%20.70%13.70%4.81<\/p>\n

\t7Bernie BrewerMilwaukee Brewers25.60%19.57%13.70%4.7<\/p>\n

\t8Clark the CubChicago Cubs23.93%17.87%13.60%4.07<\/p>\n

\t9Billy the MarlinMiami Marlins23.17%18.07%13.07%3.79<\/p>\n

\t10PAWSDetroit Tigers22.33%17.93%12.23%3.32<\/p>\n

Source: Bovada Sportsbook Survey<\/p>\n

Still, No. 4 is a big step up from the last poll Wally figured in, last year\u2019s poll of \u201csexiest mascots.\u201d<\/a> Wally finished 22nd in that one, because Wally is a lot of things, but sexy isn\u2019t one of them. However, as the new survey showed, when it comes to being a \u201cmost loved\u201d mascot (in a strictly platonic way), Wally does much better. \u201cThe Red Sox mascot secured strong ratings for entertainment value (26.80%) and humor (21.03%),\u201d noted a Bovada spokesperson \u2014\u00a0not bad for a monster who many older fans wanted to pummel<\/a> when he debuted back in 1997.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReport: Wally is a sexy mascot, but not too sexy\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurns out Boston has a clear favorite for sexiest mascot, and it\u2019s not Wally\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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Not that he doesn\u2019t have work left to do: While he finished No. 4 among all of the 3,000 baseball fans surveyed, when the poll dug down into most loved mascots amongst their own fanbases, Wally failed to crack the top 10, coming in at No. 14. We remain hard to please here in Boston.<\/p>\n

So what do you think? Is Wally living up to his mascot duties? And does he reign as the best mascot in Boston? (You\u2019ll recall that last year when we asked about his relative sexiness level, he finished way behind Slyde the Fox of the Boston Revolution<\/a>, because VA-VOOM<\/a>!)\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Professional wrestler Liv Morgan celebrates at Fenway with Tessie, left and Wally the Green Monster. \u2013 Matthew J Lee\/Globe Staff<\/p>\n

Let us know via the Boston.com poll below, or email [email\u00a0protected]<\/a>, and we may quote your response in a future article.<\/p>\n

Who is Boston’s most-loved mascot?<\/p>\n

\t\t\"Profile\t<\/p>\n

\t\tPeter Chianca<\/a>General Assignment Editor\t<\/p>\n

Peter Chianca, Boston.com\u2019s general assignment editor since 2019, is a longtime news editor, columnist, and music writer in the Greater Boston area.<\/p>\n

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