“In baseball, you don’t know nothing.”
The Story
This page is dedicated to Dandy.
Who??
In the summer of 1979, the New York Yankees—the most storied franchise in professional sports—introduced a mascot named Dandy. He appeared briefly, then disappeared. By 1981, he was gone. No announcement. No explanation.
Until now.
I know what happened—because I was Dandy.
For the first time, the full story of the Yankees’ forgotten mascot is being revealed. I’ve written a book about my life as Dandy, titled The Invisible Yankee: The Untold Story of the New York Yankees’ Forgotten Mascot, which is about to be released.
My story is a quirky dive into the short‑lived career of Dandy, the New York Yankees’ mascot, bringing to light a whimsical chapter in MLB history that the Yankees would likely not admit to. It has been described as a playful yet meticulously researched story that uncovers the curious origins and ultimate disappearance of baseball’s most elusive mascot.
This page is your gateway into a hidden chapter of Yankees history. Here, you’ll find rare, never-before-seen Photographs taken on the field at the old Yankee Stadium in August of 1979 by my brother, Madison Ford, co-founder of Midcoast Studio in Detroit. You can also visit the Signature Gallery, featuring a one-of-a-kind “Name the Mascot” contest poster signed by six Hall of Famers, several legendary Yankees, and a few surprises you may find interesting.
Dandy’s story has already reached a global audience. ESPN’s newsmagazine show E:60 devoted its first-ever episode to “The Forgotten Yankee,” which debuted in 2018 and went on to become a viral sensation. A feature segment later aired on PIX11. Mascot Links will take you to a page of videos, articles, and additional information about Dandy.
Lastly, if you’d like to purchase a copy of The Invisible Yankee for yourself or a Yankee fan, please click the link below to be taken to my publisher’s website, where you can reserve a copy of the book. Thank you for your interest in this long-overlooked piece of Yankees history!