portrayer was not punished for the incident. Portrayers The Mariner Moose was originally portrayed by Tiger Budbill, who continued to do so until the 1994 season ended with the players' strike. He subsequently worked as a singer and waiter at a restaurant in the nearby city of Kirkland, and he would go on to compete in season one of the U.S. version of The X Factor as a resident of the city of Bothell. However, he temporarily resumed the role after the ATV incident in 1995, holding it until the start of the 1996 season. Brett Rhinehardt took over the portrayal of the Mariner Moose at the beginning of the 1995 season; after sustaining the ankle injury in the ATV crash that season, he attempted to quickly resume his duty by fashioning an old Mariner Moose costume with a cutout for his cast despite the team encouraging him not to rush his recovery. He held the role until the conclusion of the 1998 season, after which he assumed the portrayal of Gnash, the mascot of the then-new Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League. See also List of Major League Baseball mascots References External links Mariner Moose - Official Seattle Mariners Webpage MLB bio Major League Baseball team mascots Mariner Mariner Moose, Mariner Culture of Seattle