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Stomper debuted as the Athletics’ mascot in 1997, but an elephant has been associated with the team since 1902, according to the MLB.
The elephant image came after MLB player John McGraw said the team, then called the Philadelphia A’s, would not make money and said they “have a big white elephant on their hands.”
A’s owner Connie Mack then began using a white elephant as the team’s unofficial mascot, and despite the team switching to a donkey mascot from 1965 to 1980 under owner Charlie Finley, the elephant has persisted as a team icon, MLB said.
Though the team has not yet started playing games in Las Vegas, Stomper has already gotten in on some classic Las Vegas fun. He was spotted wearing Elvis Presley’s iconic white jumpsuit at the Tropicana Implosion — sideburns and all.
https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/who-are-las-vegas-pro-sport-mascots-3264028/
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