The Swinging Friar is an official mascot of the San Diego Padres baseball team. The Swinging Friar has been a mascot with the team as early as 1958, when the Padres were still a member of the Pacific Coast League, a minor league baseball organization. He was probably named after Spain missionaries settled by Franciscan friars, who were prominent figures when the city of San Diego was founded centuries ago. The Padres joined major league baseball in 1969 and kept the popular mascot. He was even on the team emblem till 1984, when a corporate logo was introduced. The Swinging Friar is a cartoon-like character, pudgy, balding and always smiling. He is dressed as a friar — with sandal (footwear)s, a dark hooded cloak, and a rope around the waist. He swings a baseball bat; but reportedly, in some years he swings lefthanded, in other years he swings righthanded, he may be ambidextrous, or even a switch hitter. The Swinging Friar's slogan is "Keep the Faith", or the gospel message on which the lives of Franciscan friars are based, "I come to serve." ==See also== * The San Diego Chicken, the other mascot of the San Diego Padres * List of Major League Baseball mascots ==External links== * A ''Sports Illustrated'' article on the Swinging Friar: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/1998/postseason/news/1998/10/20/series_swinging_friar/ Baseball team mascots
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The Swinging Friar is an official mascot of the San Diego Padres baseball team. The Swinging Friar has been a mascot with the team as early as 1958, when the Padres were still a member of the Pacific Coast League, a minor league baseball organization. He was probably named after Spain missionaries settled by Franciscan friars, who were prominent figures when the city of San Diego was founded centuries ago. The Padres joined major league baseball in 1969 and kept the popular mascot. He was even on the team emblem till 1984, when a corporate logo was introduced. The Swinging Friar is a cartoon-like character, pudgy, balding and always smiling. He is dressed as a friar — with sandal (footwear)s, a dark hooded cloak, and a rope around the waist. He swings a baseball bat; but reportedly, in some years he swings lefthanded, in other years he swings righthanded, he may be ambidextrous, or even a switch hitter. The Swinging Friar's slogan is "Keep the Faith", or the gospel message on which the lives of Franciscan friars are based, "I come to serve." ==See also== * The San Diego Chicken, the other mascot of the San Diego Padres * List of Major League Baseball mascots ==External links== * A ''Sports Illustrated'' article on the Swinging Friar: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/1998/postseason/news/1998/10/20/series_swinging_friar/ Baseball team mascots
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