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The Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens mascot Muddonna has been honored among the best minor league mascots in the country in the 2026 USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards.
The Mud Hens, who have been Major League Baseball's Detroit Tigers’ Triple-A affiliate since 1987, play at Fifth Third Field in downtown Toledo, Ohio, which is about an hour away from Detroit.
Muddonna, who joined the team in 2003, is one of two mascots for the Toledo-based team and wears a pinstriped dress and baseball cap.
The duo, including Muddy the Mud Hen, appears in over 300 public events annually, according to the MLB.
So who joined Muddona among the best minor league mascots?
The 10Best Minor League Mascots include:
The Toledo Mud Hens open their season at 6:05 p.m. on Friday, March 27 against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The game will be available on Bally Sports Live, MiLB.TV, the team website says.
Muddy and Muddonna appear at over 300 public events annually, the team said.
"The duo are among the most famous mascots in sports, receiving national recognition in publications like Sports Illustrated, Baseball Weekly, the Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News," the Mud Hens said.
Muddy or Muddonna will appear events with prices beginning as low as $80.
Every week, USA TODAY 10BEST invites a panel of industry experts to nominate their favorite points of interest and attractions across a wide range of categories. 10BEST editors then vet the nominations and select a final set of nominees to be presented to the voting public for a period of four weeks.
Jalen Williams is a trending reporter at the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at [email protected].
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Toledo baseball mascot about '10Best'. How Muddona ranked
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The Mud Hens, who have been Major League Baseball's Detroit Tigers’ Triple-A affiliate since 1987, play at Fifth Third Field in downtown Toledo, Ohio, which is about an hour away from Detroit.
Muddonna, who joined the team in 2003, is one of two mascots for the Toledo-based team and wears a pinstriped dress and baseball cap.
The duo, including Muddy the Mud Hen, appears in over 300 public events annually, according to the MLB.
So who joined Muddona among the best minor league mascots?
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Top 10 minor league baseball mascots
The 10Best Minor League Mascots include:
- Orbit (Albuquerque Isotopes)
- Mr. Celery (Wilmington Blue Rocks)
- Smiley Ball (Worcester Red Sox)
- Orion (Sugar Land Space Cowboys)
- Sprocket (Rocket City Trash Pandas)
- Muddonna (Toledo Mud Hens)
- Chico (El Paso Chihuahuas)
- Scampi (Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp)
- Tremor the Rallysaurus (Rancho Cucamonga Quakes)
- Splash the Pelican (Myrtle Beach Pelicans)
When do the Mud Hens open the season?
The Toledo Mud Hens open their season at 6:05 p.m. on Friday, March 27 against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The game will be available on Bally Sports Live, MiLB.TV, the team website says.
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Muddy and Muddonna appear at over 300 public events annually, the team said.
"The duo are among the most famous mascots in sports, receiving national recognition in publications like Sports Illustrated, Baseball Weekly, the Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News," the Mud Hens said.
Muddy or Muddonna will appear events with prices beginning as low as $80.
How are the 10BEST Readers' Choice Awards chosen?
Every week, USA TODAY 10BEST invites a panel of industry experts to nominate their favorite points of interest and attractions across a wide range of categories. 10BEST editors then vet the nominations and select a final set of nominees to be presented to the voting public for a period of four weeks.
Jalen Williams is a trending reporter at the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at [email protected].
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Toledo baseball mascot about '10Best'. How Muddona ranked
Continue reading...
