Smiley Ball, one of the official mascots of the WooSox, is a large yellow smiley face who wears a WooSox baseball cap and red socks. With a smile on his face and a baseball bat in hand ...

“This bright yellow ball not only represents the WooSox, but also the town’s history as the birthplace of the smiley face,” wrote USA Today. The Worcester Red Sox begin their fifth season at ...

The iconic yellow smiley face has an interesting story behind it - and it was around long before the emoticon. In 1963, comic artist and graphic designer Harvey Ball was commissioned by an ...