Photos: How The San Diego Padres and the Rally Goose Became Birds of a Feather

A goose has been showing up at the San Diego Padres games since Oct. 12, 2022. Click here for how it came to be the team's unofficial mascot, what happened to the real goose that landed at Dodgers Stadium and how we can protect the species.

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Jorge Alfaro #38 of the San Diego Padres celebrates with a plastic goose after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 in game four of the National League Division Series at PETCO Park on October 15, 2022 in San Diego, California.
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A fan holds up a stuffed rally goose during Game 2 of the NLCS between the Philadelphia Phillies and the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on Wednesday, October 19, 2022 in San Diego, California.
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San Diego Padres fans cheer and hold up a sign that reads the goose is loose during Game 2 of the NLCS between the Philadelphia Phillies and the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on Wednesday, October 19, 2022 in San Diego, California.
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San Diego Padres mascot Swinging Friar is seen on field with the rally goose before Game 2 of the NLCS between the Philadelphia Phillies and the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on Wednesday, October 19, 2022 in San Diego, California.
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Bob Melvin, Manager of the San Diego Padres, in the dugout with the geese that have become the team mascot prior to game one of the National League Championship Series against the Philadelphia Phillies at PETCO Park on October 18, 2022 in San Diego, California.
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One of the geese that have become the team mascot of the San Diego Padres in the dugout prior to game one of the National League Championship Series against the Philadelphia Phillies at PETCO Park on October 18, 2022 in San Diego, California.
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A plastic goose is seen on the field after the San Diego Padres defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 in game four of the National League Division Series at PETCO Park on October 15, 2022 in San Diego, California.
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A goose flies on the field during the NLDS Game 2 between the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers on October 12, 2022 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA.
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A goose sits on the field during the eighth inning of game two of the National League Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium on October 12, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.
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A goose is chased off the field during the eighth inning in game two of the NLDS between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA.
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A goose flies on the field during the NLDS Game 2 between the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers on October 12, 2022 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA.
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A goose flys on the field during the eighth inning in game two of the NLDS between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA.
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