The modern version of "Mr. Red", a/k/a "The Running Man" from 1999-2006.

The revived "Mr. Redlegs", which returned in 2007.

Mr. Red is the first mascot of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team, known as baseball's first professional franchise. The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA He is a humanoid figure dressed in a Reds uniform, with an oversized baseball for a head. The term " humanoid " refers to any being whose body structure resembles that of a Human. Sometimes, Mr. Red is referred to by the team as "The Running Man" for the way he has posed on the logo circa 1970. Champions Major Leagues World Series MVP Brooks Robinson All-Star Game, July 14 at Riverfront Stadium

Mr. Red made his first appearance on a Reds uniform as a sleeve patch in 1955. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Brooklyn Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-3 Johnny Podres, MVP The patch featured Mr. Red's head, clad in an old-fashioned white pillbox baseball cap with red stripes. A baseball cap is a type of soft Cap with a long stiffened and curved bill The following season, 1956, saw the Reds adopt sleeveless jerseys, and Mr. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-3 Don Larsen, MVP Red was eliminated from the home uniform. He was moved to the left breast of the road uniform, and remained there for one season before being eliminated entirely.

In 1999, the Reds re-designed their uniform and "Mr. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP Red" was reintroduced as a sleeve patch on the undershirt.

A human version of the mascot didn't appear until the early 1980s. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The mascot disappeared in the late 1980s for unknown reasons; many say he was a victim of then-owner Marge Schott's penny-pinching ways. Margaret Unnewehr Schott ( August 18, 1928 &ndash March 2, 2004) was the controversial former managing general The costumed mascot was reintroduced in 1997.

Mr. Red was joined by Gapper, a new furry mascot created by David Raymond (the original Phillie Phanatic), as the franchise moved to Great American Ballpark in 2003. This is a list of current and former Major League Baseball Mascots sorted alphabetically The Phillie Phanatic is the official mascot of the Philadelphia Phillies Major League Baseball team Great American Ball Park is the home of Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: In 2007, the current Mr. Red has been supplemented by a retro 1950s version known as "Mr. Redlegs", complete with handlebar mustache (similar to that of Rollie Fingers) and old fashioned baseball uniform. Roland Glen Fingers (born August 25, 1946, in Steubenville Ohio) is a former Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the The Mets Mascot Mr. Met looks very similar to Mr. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. Mr Met is the official Mascot of Major League Baseball 's New York Mets. Red without the mustache. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Mr. Red wore uniform number 27.

The humanoid Mr. Red retired in 2007 leaving "Gapper" and a mascoted "Mr. Redlegs" to take his place.

External links

• Mr. Redlegs' Homesite