apron instead of the jersey beginning 2022, before that he wore a shirt unless all three wear their team's special home uniforms. Mysterious fish (謎の魚, Nazo-no-sakana) was a mascot character that was introduced in May 2017. He is a weird fish with legs. He has collaborated with Hawaiian Airlines that former Marines' player Benny Agbayani works for, since 2018. However, the person playing the mascot announced after the 2021 season that he would retire, which also meant the mascot was officially retired. Back when the team were known as the "Lotte Orions", their mascot was a character known simply as Bubble-Boy (バブル坊や, Bable-Boya) who only appeared as a logo. In 2005, the Marines introduced a mascot named Cool-kun ( かっこいいくん, Kakkoi-kun), a penguin who was known for his acrobatic stunts and would often challenge mascots like Doala and B.B to acrobatic stunt contests at rival games. He also would be stuck up and rude at times, but he would burst to tears or show great emotion at the right time. Despite being friends with Mar-kun, they do not get along very well. In 2016, he was retired by the team. Minor League Team The Marines farm team plays in the Eastern League. The team was founded as the Mainichi Glitter Orions in 1950. See also Lotte Giants Lotte Group References External links Chiba Lotte Marines official website We Love Marines – English-language Marines fansite Lotte Corporation Sports teams in Chiba Prefecture Nippon Professional Baseball teams 1950 establishments in Japan Baseball teams established in 1950