Wild Baseball Superstitions

Baseball players are notoriously superstitious. From little league to major league, teams and players have their own rituals and good-luck items to make sure they get the W. The word ‘mascot’ actually has French origins, coming from the term “mascotte,” which means lucky charm. Here are some of the strangest “lucky charms” we found!

The Spartans went 22-1 during the 2013-14 season, and when they won they would put a Cuban peso in their toy bank named “Herschel.”

The Emory baseball team had a lucky potted plant (and a sombrero). Sophomore David Coble made sure the good luck charm arrived to games safely, where it would take up its game-time place on the bench.

We’ve all heard of a rabbit’s foot being a lucky charm, but what about a live rabbit? The Hallsville High Bobcats of East Texas have a “rally rabbit” named Scotty. Odd as it is, this lucky rabbit gets to stay in the dugout during games.

The Hornets caught national attention when they brought out their lucky farm animal, a goat named Junior, after claiming a state playoff win. They found the goat on Craigslist, and he has had front row seats at their playoff games.

Last season, the LSU baseball team was gifted a can of corn from Duck Dynasty’s Jase Robertson. Senior Joey Bourgeois kept of the team’s ‘rally corn’ safe, taking it from game to game, all the way to the College World Series in Omaha.

LeCroy loves LeMayonnaise. When he knows the Nationals need a win, he eats a banana and mayonnaise sandwich. According to the Washington Post, this tradition started back when LeCroy was still coaching in the minors. “You can’t go to it all the time,” LeCroy told the Washington Post. “If you go to it too much, it doesn’t work.”