![]() Vancouver Canadians: Toronto Blue Jays, Nat Bailey Stadium – Vancouver, BC ( Ballpark Guide) Tri-City Dust Devils: Los Angeles Angels, Gesa Stadium – Pasco, WA Spokane Indians: Colorado Rockies, Avista Stadium – Spokane Valley, WA ( Ballpark Guide) Hillsboro Hops: Arizona Diamondbacks, Ron Tonklin Field – Hillsboro, OR Northwest LeagueĮstablished in 1955, known in 2021 as the High-A WestĮugene Emeralds: San Francisco Giants, PK Park – Eugene, ORĮverett AquaSox: Seattle Mariners, Funko Field – Everett, WA ( Ballpark Guide) Get your passports stamped in the smallest circuit in the Minors, the High-A Northwest League, where short-season history was cemented, Junior first left the yard and managers masquerade as mascots. “Yeah, I was hoping that would be a group effort,” said Reggy, looking around at the piles of glitter and confetti lining the floor.įor more information about the Mascot Hall of Fame, visit them online at mascothalloffame.Following Major League Baseball's announcement that historical league names are returning to the Minors in 2022, provides a refresher on each of the 11 circuits from Triple-A, Double-A, High-A and Single-A - including past champions, famous alumni and more. When all the dust had settled and autographs signed, there was only one question that remained: who was going to clean up all the confetti? The opening reception also featured the unveiling of the museum’s official logo for the 2019 Hall of Fame inductees, which will be held later this summer during Father’s Day weekend at the MHoF. Adults can come here and have fun too,” Caturano said. It’s really cool, a great place for the kids to come play. “We’ve been here at least ten times already. Vinny Caturano was enjoying the grand opening with his wife, Melissa and their children, Noah and Vincent. “We’re here not just for the summer months, but year round, so people can come here, visit us even in the winter months for some fun,” Hernandez said. They visit the WhoaZone on the lake and they do all the other fun things here in town.” People come from all over to visit the fabulous Whihala Beach here. This little 5,000 person town on the south shore of Lake Michigan benefits from a tremendous amount of tourism during the summer months. “When you zoom out, when you take a step back and look, we’re really here to benefit the community. Second, we are the home of the Mascot Hall of Fame, featuring mascots from both professional and collegiate level from across North America.” “First, we are an interactive children’s museum where all the exhibits are embedded with STEAM-level education, combining science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics. Once people come in here, walk through the doors and they look up and they see the giant inflatable mascot heads, they just get it.” Our ribbon-cutting this morning was essentially a mascot dance and we couldn’t have been any happier about that. “The public reception has just been terrific. Orestes Hernandez, executive director, agrees. The MHoF has, so far, welcomed more than 9,000 visitors since they initial opening on December 26th, 2018, and it’s predicted that they will top 10,000 this weekend. We’ve seen a lot of that already, and we hope it will continue.” “I think we’ll see even more people come out to our business district here, stop at the stores here, visit our restaurants. Stahura believes that the Mascot Hall of Fame will add value to residents of Whiting and northwest Indiana. ![]() That’s what today is, and it’s gonna be tremendous fun all day long.” ![]() “We wanted to have some time to get all the kinks worked out before we did the grand opening, and we wanted to do something in the warmer months so it would be more comfortable for people to come out and celebrate with us. “We actually did a soft-open a few months ago,” Stahura said. Whiting mayor Joe Stahura was proud to welcome visitors to the new attraction. “To finally have a home, to be here and see all of these things come together is just terrific! The ribbon cutting was a blast, and we’re excited for the future here.” ![]() “It’s amazing!” said Reggy, surrounded by hundreds of his closest friends who came to visit. ![]()
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