Mascot race

[2] The winning mascot was the Red Marauder entered by the Ingmanthorpe Racing Stables and helped to victory by Scottish international footballer Gary McAllister.

As a running joke, Teddy Roosevelt did not win from the beginning of the Presidents Race in 2006 until the Nationals made the playoffs for the first time in 2012.

The Tampa Bay Rays have a race sponsored by PepsiCo, the owners of the naming rights to Tropicana Field.

The Royals' version features live runners dressed as Heinz condiments – ketchup, relish and mustard.

The Guardians also started a live hot dog race in 2007 with the racers being mustard, onion, and ketchup (who wears thick glasses as a nod to Charlie Sheen's "Wild Thing" character from the movie Major League).

The three kids run in place in front of the Diamondbacks' dugout while the scoreboard shows a race between the three hot dogs.

Also in 2010, the Arizona Diamondbacks added a "Legends Race[6]" with 10-foot (3.0 m) likenesses of Randy Johnson, Mark Grace, Luis Gonzalez and Matt Williams.

[7] The Diamondbacks previously had a race between live runners dressed as menu items from fast-food chain and sponsor Taco Bell, including a giant cup of Pepsi.

The race features five Minnesota-inspired characters: Louie the loon, Wanda the walleye, Babe the blue ox, Skeeta the mosquito and Bullseye the dog (mascot of hometown company and sponsor, Target Corporation).

[8] On August 3, 2013, the Oakland Athletics held the first Hall of Famer Big Head race, featuring mascot versions of Rickey Henderson, Rollie Fingers, and Dennis Eckersley.

To start the 2014 MLB season, the Detroit Tigers introduced some new automobile mascots to pay homage to the city's automotive history.

[10] For the 2019 MLB London Series in June 2019, organizers held a fan vote to select four costumed entrants for a mascot race; chosen were: Winston Churchill, Freddie Mercury, King Henry VIII and the Loch Ness Monster.