The story of the Phanatic dates back to the 1970s. The Phillies commissioned Bonnie Erickson and her husband Wayde Harrison (Harrison/Erickson Incorporated) to create a team mascot in 1978.

Not that the mascot largely -- large as in that green, furry, bulbous belly — ever really went anywhere. But a legal dispute between the Philadelphia Phillies and the mascot's creator forced the ...

NEW YORK (CBS/AP) — The creators of the original Phillie Phanatic accused the Philadelphia Phillies of "an affront to our intellectual property rights and to Phillies fans everywhere" with the ...

When the Philadelphia Phillies are a winning team, even their beloved mascot has to have booze handy when he riles up the ...

Over a quarter century later, Phillie Phanatic -- arguably the MLB's greatest mascot -- released an identical statement upon its return to the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Phillie Phanatic will still be his furry green self, but NBC Sports Philadelphia reports the new-look Phillies mascot will have some alterations.

There was a heartwarming moment during the Philadelphia Phillies game, and the Phillie Phanatic played a key part in making ...

The Phillies commissioned Erickson and Harrison to create a mascot in 1978, and the pair sold Phillie Phanatic's copyrights to the team six years later for $250,000.

The Philadelphia Phillies' 11-4 rout of the Texas Rangers at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday was historic for several reasons. For starters, it improved the Phi ...