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The viral raccoon will be honored by his hometown baseball team, the Seattle Mariners , during an upcoming game on Aug. 5.
The promotion listed on the team's website will feature free Jimothy rookie cards to the first 20,000 fans who show up at T-Mobile Park to watch the Mariners take on the Detroit Tigers . There will be a handful of exclusive cards, 1 of 1 gold, 1 of 100 silver, 1 of 500 shiny blue and 1 of 2,000 numbered, among the mix.
If someone is a superfan of Jimothy, they can buy a special Jimothy Night ticket that includes a t-shirt featuring an animated image of Jimothy wearing a Mariners hat. With each ticket purchase, the team will donate $2 to the Ballard Food Bank.
The @Mariners just announced "Jimothy Night," happening at T-Mobile Park next Weds (8/5) Fans who buy through the team's ticket special link will get a Mariners x Jimothy t-shirt. The first 20,000 fans will also score an exclusive Jimothy Rookie Card, with several being chase… pic.twitter.com/PUNHfmUhLo
— Ellyn Briggs (@EllynBriggs) July 28, 2026 On Friday, July 24, Julio Rodríguez and other members of the Mariners did batting practice wearing gray t-shirts that said "Jimothy" with an image of the furry friend. Front Office Sports reported that the shirts were the All-Star outfielder's idea.
Another baseball team is fittingly giving Jimothy his flowers, too. The Rocket City Trash Pandas, the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels based in Madison, Alabama, are hosting their own Jimothy Night on Aug. 4. Festivities will include a raccoon parade for fans who come to the game dressed in a raccoon costume. The team will serve specialty food and drinks out of dishes mimicking trash cans and the first 200 kids get a free Jimothy mask.
The raccoon, who is hunched over most likely due to a spinal deformity, took over the internet this summer . Local resident Kiana Hall posted a video on Instagram of the creature running through the streets and she named him Jimothy. Signs celebrating the unofficial team mascot started showing up at T-Mobile Park and the Mariners even featured him in their salmon run mascot race .
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Seattle Mariners to celebrate viral raccoon Jimothy at upcoming game
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