Minor League Baseball’s Top 10 Mascots

9. Bourdeaux D. Nutria

Team: New Orleans Zephyrs
League: Pacific Coast League
Affiliate: Marlins (Class AAA)

This yellow-toothed vermin looks a lot like the Cal Bear with buckteeth. But his beer belly and baseball hat give him the decidedly minor league qualities you’d expect from New Orleans.

BIO: Boudreaux has made Zephyr Field home since 1997, when he was found in the swamp exhibit at Audubon Zoo. The Zephyrs adopted Boux and he became New Orleans’ most eligible bachelor … until 1998, when he met Clotile, and it was love at first bite. Clotile accepted Boudreaux’s Opening Day marriage proposal, and they were married in front of a packed house on Aug. 16, a crowd that still ranks as the seventh-largest in stadium history. The happy couple has charmed and entertained hundreds of thousands of fans through the years, and renewed their vows in 2008 during their 10-year anniversary celebration. (Vote for this mascot at MiLB.com’s Mascot Mania)

TOTAL SCORE: 18
Creativity: 5/10
Originality: 6/10
Execution: 6/10
Team Relation: 1/5

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