The Great Pittsburgh Pierogy Race N'at, commonly called the Great Pierogy Race, is an American mascot race between innings during a Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game that features seven contestants racing in giant pierogi costumes: Potato Pete (blue hat), Jalapeño Hannah (green hat), Cheese Chester (yellow hat), Sauerkraut Saul (red hat), the highly intelligent Oliver Onion (purple hat), Bacon Burt (orange hat), and Pizza Penny (checkerboard red and white hat). However, in 2021 Pizza Penny and Potato Pete eloped and moved to Naples, Italy leaving only five Pierogis to race. The pierogi travel once a year to American Family Field to take on the Milwaukee Brewers' racing sausages (the inspiration for the Pirates' version of the promotion) when the Pirates play the Brewers, as well as to Nationals Park to take on the Washington Nationals' racing U.S. Presidents when the Pirates play the Nationals. Similarly, both the Brewers and Nationals bring their respective characters to PNC Park when they play in Pittsburgh. The pierogi are often introduced to the opening tune to Run Like Hell from the Pink Floyd album The Wall and since 2019, Sabotage by the Beastie Boys and usually race in between the 5th and 6th innings. The races are televised on AT&T SportsNet. History 1999–2008 The promotion was created by Pirates Coordinator of In-Game Entertainment Eric Wolff in 1999 at Three Rivers Stadium, then the Pirates' home park, and at the time featured only three characters: Potato Pete, Sauerkraut Saul, and Cheese Chester. It quickly became a fan favorite, and beanbags in the likeness of the different characters are given to children at certain ballgames as a promotion. Jalapeño Hannah was added soon after the promotion began. A year or two after the Pirates moved to PNC Park, Oliver Onion was added and Potato Pete dropped, though Potato Pete continued to make occasional appearances. In previous years, the race mainly took place as an animated sequence on the video board, showing the pierogi running through different sections of Pittsburgh and an announcer speaking English to cover the race. The race culminated in the contestants running into the ballpark from right field, toward the visitors' dugout. Occasionally, the Pirate Parrot influenced the outcome of the race by distracting or knocking over contestants. A winner is determined and the leaderboard updated after the race. Often, a "humorous" disclaimer such as "No pierogies were harmed in the race" follows the