Tauntr recently published the exclusive documentary When Mascots Attack, showing other examples of athletes being attacked by the real-life version of their team's mascot. The video was a response to the report of Tampa Bay Rays infielder Sean Rodriguez being stung by a sting ray, which prompted us to dig deeper in order to find other examples of similar incidents.

Interestingly, this story from Seattle highlights another recent example of a mascot causing bodily harm. On the same exact day that the sting ray got Rodriguez, the Seattle Mariners' mascot, Mariner Moose, allegedly assaulted a fan attending a game at Safeco Field.

KOMOnews.com:

Victor Aguilar, 32, said he attended the game against the Detroit Tigers with his cousin and uncle. Aguilar's cousin, who was visiting from Texas, wanted to take a picture with the mascot, he said, so the group approached the Moose.

"He was walking towards me. I was walking towards him," said Aguilar, who never expected what came next.

"I was going to go like this (showing an embracing arm) to take a picture with him (the Mariner Moose) when he pushed me out of the way, and hit my arm and neck, and hit my stomach," he said.

The Moose then walked off, Aguilar said, leaving him and those around him completely baffled.

The Seattle organization is currently investigating the allegations, and we will keep you posted on what happens next. Regardless of what happens, though, the allegations definitely put an exclamation point on what turned out to be a weird week of mascots getting into trouble and provided great inspiration for tauntr's gif expert, Fred McGif.

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