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 ...

Harvey Ball is largely credited with inventing the smiley face in 1963 to raise employee morale at the State Mutual Life Assurance Co. after it purchased Guarantee Mutual Co. of Ohio.