June 23 in Arizona Diamondbacks History: The Arizona Diamondbacks introduce their new mascot D. Baxter the Bobcat. The idea for the mascot came from (2000)

The Arizona Diamondbacks introduce their new mascot D. Baxter the Bobcat. The idea for the mascot came from the son of infielder Jay Bell. His name is taken from D-backs and the bobcat is for the fact that the Diamondbacks play at Bank One Ballpark which is known as BOB by the locals.

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