(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of MLB.com, Photo of the Pirate Parrot)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) The Pirate Parrot, the mascot of the Pittsburgh Pirates, ranked third in a new survey by Bovada Sportsbook that measured the popularity of Major League Baseball mascots.
According to Bovada, the survey polled 3,000 MLB fans and ranked 28 mascots based on entertainment value, humor and fan engagement.
The Pirate Parrot received a score of 6.25 out of 10.
The mascot finished behind the Philadelphia Phillies’ Philly Phanatic, which ranked first, and the Baltimore Orioles’ Oriole Bird, which placed second.
Here is the results of this survey, according to a release from Bovada:
|
Rank |
Mascot |
Team |
Entertaining |
Humorous |
Engaging |
Final score |
|
1 |
Phillie Phanatic |
Philadelphia Phillies |
35.20% |
30.93% |
18.33% |
10.00 |
|
2 |
The Oriole Bird |
Baltimore Orioles |
29.57% |
21.83% |
15.87% |
6.55 |
|
3 |
Pirate Parrot |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
27.83% |
23.07% |
15.27% |
6.25 |
|
4 |
Wally the Green Monster |
Boston Red Sox |
26.80% |
21.03% |
14.27% |
5.36 |
|
5 |
Mr. Met & Mrs. Met |
New York Mets |
25.37% |
19.73% |
14.60% |
5.00 |
|
6 |
Mariner Moose |
Seattle Mariners |
25.10% |
20.70% |
13.70% |
4.81 |
|
7 |
Bernie Brewer |
Milwaukee Brewers |
25.60% |
19.57% |
13.70% |
4.70 |
|
8 |
Clark the Cub |
Chicago Cubs |
23.93% |
17.87% |
13.60% |
4.07 |
|
9 |
Billy the Marlin |
Miami Marlins |
23.17% |
18.07% |
13.07% |
3.79 |
|
10 |
PAWS |
Detroit Tigers |
22.33% |
17.93% |
12.23% |
3.32 |

