D. Baxter the Bobcat is the furry but fiery Arizona Diamondbacks' mascot that fans rooting for the team’s National League Championship Series pursuit are sure to have seen around Chase Field.

By the early 2000s, the Bobcat mascot’s appearance had grown dated. In 2006, Ohio University announced a new mascot called “Rufus,” which was chosen through a campus-wide contest.

That's why in 2000, at the age of 5, he asked his dad why BOB didn't have a Bobcat as its mascot. The idea was taken up the ladder all the way to the team's president, Rich Dozier.

D. Baxter the Bobcat is the furry but fiery Arizona Diamondback’s mascot that fans rooting for the team’s National League Championship pursuit are sure to have seen around Chase Field.

The school band uses the bobcat mascot, while the all-girls cheer team calls itself the Derks—an effort to squish the words “deer” and “bobcats” into a portmanteau, according to Garza.

To enter Cibolo Hall on the San Marcos campus, you'll have to walk under a likeness of the school's Bobcat mascot, created by a New York-based artist. By Richard Webner, Staff writer Jan 23, 2025.

Summary, Scope, and Responsibilities. Being the Bobcat requires participation in various on and off campus events including athletic contest, college functions including Homecoming, Parents and Family ...

So, uh, why is their mascot D. Baxter the Bobcat? First, I'll start with a theory from my colleague Andrew Joseph: A snake mascot with no arms would be kind of tough to pull off.

MLB mascots have a tendency to be a bit all over the place. Some of them make plenty of sense — the Orioles and Cardinals have birds, the Mariners and Giants chose animals that can be found ...