Fredbird
Fredbird is the official mascot for the St. Louis Cardinals major league baseball team. He is an anthropomorphic Redbird wearing the team's uniform. A person dressed up as Fredbird can often be found entertaining young children during baseball games at the Busch Stadium. His name is derived from "Redbird", a pejorative name for the Cardinals.
Fredbird was introduced in the late 1970s by the Cardinals' then-owners, Anheuser-Busch, to entertain younger fans at the game. He quickly became popular with fans for his dancing, habit of "biting" the heads of supporters, and for throwing Cards T-shirts into the stands. In later years, he has been joined by "Team Fredbird", a group of young women employed by the club who help him with his T-shirt toss and occasionally in other duties. He is one of baseball's best-known mascots,[citation needed] and he makes hundreds of appearances year-round in the St. Louis area.
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