30% of all MLBers are Latino. Only one team, though, has a Spanish-language mascot. Can you guess who that is? It’s the San Diego Padres, of course.
Now, how about if we take the other 29 mascots and translate them into Spanish. How many of those do you think you can guess?
I’m going to go from easiest to hardest. Write down your choices and see how many you get. No Spanish speakers, por favor.
Easy
- Tigres
- Yanquis
- Marlines
- Piratas
- Angeles
- Cardenales
- Metropolitanos
- Nacionales
- Atleticos
- Marineros
- Guardianos
- Rayas
- Rojos
Medium
- Gigantes
- Valientes
- Serpientes de Cascobel
- Rocosos
- Realeza
- Medias Rojas
- Medias Blancas
- Cerveceros
- Estrellas
Difficult
- Arrendajos Azules
- Guardabosques
- Oropendolas
- Mellizos
- Cachorros
- Potras
- Esquivos
Did you write them down? Now, scroll down a little and see how you did.
Easy
- Tigres – Detroit Tigers
- Yanquis – NY Yankees
- Marlines – Miami Marlins
- Piratas – Pittsburgh Pirates
- Angeles – LA Angels
- Cardenales – St Louis Cardinals
- Metropolitanos – NY Mets
- Nacionales – Washington Nationals
- Atleticos – Oakland Athletics
- Marineros – Seattle Mariners
- Guardianos – Cleveland Guardians
- Rayas – Tampa Rays
- Rojos – Cincinnati Reds
Medium
- Gigantes – SF Giants
- Valientes – Atlanta Braves
- Serpientes de Cascobel – Ariona Diamondbacks
- Rocosos – Colorado Rockies
- Realeza – Kansas City Royals
- Medias Rojas – Boston Red Sox
- Medias Blancas – Chicago White Sox
- Cerveceros – Milwaukee Brewers
- Estrellas – Houston Astros
Difficult
- Arrendajos Azules – Toronto Blue Jays
- Guardabosques – Texas Rangers
- Oropendolas – Baltimore Orioles
- Mellizos – Minnesota Twins
- Cachorros – Chicago Cubs
- Potras – Philadelphia Phillies (okay, Fillies)
- Esquivos – LA Dodgers
