Hi, I'm Tater, the Klamath Falls Gems' mascot!

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Hi, I'm Tater, the Klamath Falls Gems' mascot!
Hi, I'm Tater, the Klamath Falls Gems' mascot!

From 2011 to 2018, a summer collegiate wood bat team played in our hometown of Klamath Falls, Oregon. The team was named the Gems, in honor of a Class D minor league team that called Klamath home from 1948-51. The name also promoted the potatoes grown in the Klamath Basin. During their eight seasons of play, the Gems' home was Kiger Stadium - a vintage ballpark featuring a wood grandstand built by the original Gems after WWII.

The 21st century Gems began play as a member of the prestigious West Coast League, an organization of baseball teams in the Northwest and Western Canada. After five seasons in the WCL, none of which had a winning record, in 2016 the Gems transferred to the Golden State Collegiate Baseball League in Northern California. They lasted there just two seasons. In 2017, the franchise recorded its only winning season. Following that fleeting success, the Gems moved to the Great West League for 2018. Alas, at the end of that season, the league folded. The Gems followed suit not long afterward, ending summer collegiate baseball in the Klamath Basin.

The Gems had a mascot named Tater. How can you not love a mascot that was a bag of french fries? It was undoubtedly a nice, subtle way of urging fans to hit the concession stands. I caught him at a game during a visit to family in 2013. Following the failure of the franchise, you have to wonder what fate befell the mascot's costume.

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