We love a good baseball mascot race, but these minor league ballpark races are nuts! Racing eyeballs? Racing asparagus? Racing hunks of Wasabi?

In some stadiums, giant vegetables charge around warning tracks in full foam costumes. Elsewhere, fans cheer for anthropomorphic seafood platters, dancing hot dogs, or giant pieces of sushi. The more ridiculous the idea sounds, the better it usually works.

The photos perfectly capture the chaos. Mascots trip over oversized feet, collide with each other mid-race, and occasionally celebrate victories with dramatic dances or fake injuries. Some competitors sprint surprisingly fast, while others can barely stay upright inside bulky costumes. That unpredictability is exactly what makes these races so entertaining.