Looks like it'll be harder for Teddy to win the Nationals Presidential Mascot race, now that the Nationals announced Friday that they would be adding a fifth president to the race: William Howard Taft, Politco reported.

According to the Let Teddy Win blog, "Bill" as he'll be known during the race had a 35-to-1 chance to be the new mascot. John F. Kennedy was the favorite, the blog reported.

Bill will take on his predecessor, Teddy, every fourth-inning race when the Washington-based baseball team plays at home, but hopefully will have better results. Last October, after losing more than 500 times, Teddy won a race, according to NPR.

Bill even tweeted at Teddy on Jan. 26:

Listen up, @teddy26nats - we've run against each other in the past, now we'll run together in 2013! #5thPresident

— William Howard Taft (@NatsBigChief27) January 26, 2013

In the Capital News Service graphic attached, other options for a mascot are weighed.

Tell Us: Would you want to see another Nationals mascot or is five enough?

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Editor's Note: Angela Wong and Eric Morrow, of Capital News Service, made the graphic.