Lansing Lugnuts Are Great—But Have You Seen These 15 Mascots?

I've got to start this by saying that I have all the love in the world for The Lansing Lugnuts!

A Love Letter to the Lugnuts

Truly, when it comes to teams I root for and games I enjoy going to, The Lugnuts are hard to beat.

Regarding the team name and mascot: "The Lansing 'Lugnuts' name pays tribute to the city’s rich automotive heritage, particularly its history with Oldsmobile manufacturing." And the mascot, Big Lug, is a purple, goofy-looking, friendly dinosaur with a couple of lug nuts for nostrils.

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And while the name and mascot are top notch, there are some other minor league baseball teams with some epic names and mascots, too!

Hilarious Minor League Baseball Team Names and Mascots

If you ask me... these names and mascots are way better than the boring old major league names and mascots. Plus, they might even be as cool as (dare I say cooler?) than The Lansing Lugnuts and Big Lug?

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Here are my 15 contenders for amazing minor league teams and mascots and how they rank. See if you think they could rival The Lansing Lugnuts and Big Lug.

What Makes a Great Minor League Mascot?

Oh, and if you're wondering how I chose; I just picked things that tickled my fancy. So sometimes it was because it was cute, other times it was because it had me wondering how something more random than a "lug nut" became a mascot.