Today is the anniversary of Youppi getting ejected from an Expos game

On Aug. 23, 1989, then-Montreal Expos mascot Youppi was ejected from the team’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The 11th-inning ejection is believed to be the first time a mascot was thrown out of a baseball game.
As the game extended into extra innings, Youppi marked its length by napping atop the visiting team’s dugout wearing a nightgown and carrying a pillow.
Tired of the mascot’s antics, Dodgers managers Tommy Lasorda stepped out of the dugout and stared him dow