Rowdie is the mascot of the Indianapolis Indians

Indianapolis Indians

The Indianapolis Indians are a minor league baseball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The team, which plays in the International League, is the Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates major-league club. The Indians play at Victory Field, located in downtown Indianapolis...

, the Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...

. Signed in 1993, he is a red bear with a baseball for a nose, dressed in a number 00 Indians jersey. Rowdie appears at all the Indians 72 home games and makes approximately 100 local appearances including school and charitable events, birthday parties and corporate functions.

Legend has it, as Rowdie settled down for a winter’s rest, he was abruptly awoken by a sharp thud on the nose. After seeing his reflection in the nearby river, he noticed a baseball lodged in his nose. He set out to find someone to remove the ball and he came across Bush Stadium

Bush Stadium

Owen J. "Donie" Bush Stadium is the name of a stadium formerly used by minor league baseball team Indianapolis Indians in Indianapolis, Indiana. Its street address is 1501 West 16th Street...

, the old Indians stadium on West 16th Street. After players attempted to pull the ball loose from his face with no success, the Indianapolis Indians invited the red bear to join the club as their mascot. Since 1993, Rowdie has been entertaining Indians fans and also made the move with the team from Bush Stadium to the Indians new home, Victory Field

Victory Field

Victory Field is the name of the current minor league baseball park that is the home of the Indianapolis Indians of the International League. It is located in Indianapolis, Indiana....

 in downtown Indianapolis

Indianapolis

Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...

in 1996.

External links

• "Meet Rowdie" at the official Indianapolis Indians website