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Potomac Nationals Place Mascot On 60-Day DL Due To Ballpark Fire

Yeah, really. Potomac is the single-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, and they’ve got important business to take care of. Know this, though: as Big League Stew notes, it was the mascot costume, and not, you know, a person, that suffered the burns. Here’s the unofficial-official press release from the team:

“The Potomac Nationals have announced the following roster move:

Mascot Uncle Slam placed on 60-Day DL (retroactive to 7/4)

That currently puts the P-Nats at zero mascots which is under the Carolina League minimum of one mascot. Uncle Slam will miss the remainder of the season due to the fire at the Pfitz and is recovering but will be fully healthy for the 2013 season. Expect Uncle Slam in 2013 to be new and improved at the Pfitz with a brand new attitude!

Any mascot willing to sign on for a two-month contract with the Potomac Nationals will be handsomely rewarded with baseball bucks, Chilli’s Lemonade, Chick-Fil-A sandwiches and the chance to watch fireworks every Saturday night.”

Chick-Fil-A is awesome, so this sounds like a good deal to me.

h/t Big League Stew

Photo via Scott Ableman

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