Your weekly guide to the best bobbleheads, giveaways, and promotions across MLB and MiLB — plus which series are worth watching.
Coverage Window: Friday, August 21 – Thursday, August 27, 2026
🔥 Notable Series This Week
Blue Jays @ Yankees · August 21–23 · Bronx · Three Bobbleheads in One Series The Yankees pile up the most loaded promotional homestand of the month against Toronto: Cody Bellinger Friday, Hello Kitty Saturday, and the dust settles before they pivot to the Astros series midweek for George Costanza Calzone Thursday. Three Yankees bobbleheads in seven days. Yankee Stadium is going to be louder for the giveaways than for the standings.
Pirates @ Dodgers · August 21–23 · Los Angeles The Ohtani Starter Series bobble drops Saturday. With the wildcard race tightening, even a low-leverage Pirates series at Dodger Stadium with an Ohtani bobble on the table draws.
🏆 Top MLB Giveaways
| Date | Team | Giveaway | City | Type |
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| Fri 8/21 | Yankees | Cody Bellinger Bobblehead Night | Bronx, NY | Bobblehead |
| Fri 8/21 | Phillies | Wawa Kyle Schwarber Bobble Figurine | Philadelphia, PA | Bobblehead |
| Fri 8/21 | Rangers | Block Captain Bobblehead | Arlington, TX | Bobblehead |
| Sat 8/22 | Dodgers | Shohei Ohtani "Starter Series" Bobblehead | Los Angeles, CA | Bobblehead |
| Sat 8/22 | Yankees | Hello Kitty Yankees Bobblehead Day | Bronx, NY | Bobblehead |
| Sat 8/22 | Orioles | Pete Alonso Bobblehead | Baltimore, MD | Bobblehead |
| Mon 8/24 | Padres | Merrill Robbery Bobblehead | San Diego, CA | Bobblehead |
| Thu 8/27 | Yankees | George Costanza Calzone Bobblehead Night | Bronx, NY | Bobblehead |
| Sat 8/22 | Brewers | Hank Aaron Replica Jersey | Milwaukee, WI | Jersey |
| Sat 8/22 | Royals | George Brett Alternate Jersey | Kansas City, MO | Jersey |
| Sun 8/23 | Phillies | PECO Bryce Harper Football Jersey | Philadelphia, PA | Jersey |
| Sun 8/23 | Rockies | Larry Walker Replica Statue | Denver, CO | Statue |
Ohtani Starter Series Saturday is the headline of the week. The Dodgers' Starter Series format (same template that Yamamoto gets in September) puts the pitcher in mid-windup form. Ohtani's pitching bobble in particular has a different shelf weight than his hitting bobbles.
Yankees Hello Kitty Day is the special-ticket event that will dominate social media coverage. If you've been following the Hello Kitty bobblehead arc across leagues this year, this is the one nobody can ignore — but it's also the one that requires a separate ticket package on top of the game ticket.
George Costanza Calzone Bobblehead is the kind of name that requires no further explanation. Seinfeld crossovers continue to find ways into the Bronx.
Padres "Merrill Robbery" Bobblehead captures the home-run-robbing catch that defined Jackson Merrill's 2025 season. Action-pose bobbles like this hold value better than static stances.
🎆 Best Fireworks Nights
Friday August 21 has 44 fireworks shows scheduled, with three MLB games joining the slate. Saturday adds 28 more.
| Date | Team | City | Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 8/21 | Mariners | Seattle, WA | Fireworks Night |
| Fri 8/21 | Royals | Kansas City, MO | Fireworks Friday |
| Fri 8/21 | White Sox | Chicago, IL | Postgame Fireworks |
| Sat 8/22 | Padres | San Diego, CA | End of Summer Fireworks Spectacular |
The Padres "End of Summer Fireworks Spectacular" is the headline. Petco Park does fireworks better than just about any park in the league, and the End of Summer framing puts a clean bookend on the season.
⚾ MiLB Spotlight
Saturday August 22 is a heritage-night, mascot-bobble, celebrity-appearance Saturday — five distinct vibes on the same MiLB date.
| Date | Team | Giveaway | City | Why It's Worth It |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 8/21 | Sea Dogs | Emma Tiedemann Bobblehead | Portland, ME | Tiedemann is the Sea Dogs' play-by-play voice — local-tribute giveaway |
| Sat 8/22 | Isotopes | Lowrider Bobbleheads (first 3,000) | Albuquerque, NM | Mariachis de Nuevo México alternate identity, courtesy of Pepsi — capped at 3,000 |
| Sat 8/22 | Lugnuts | Sugar Skull Bobblehead | Lansing, MI | Día de los Muertos cultural piece |
| Sat 8/22 | Rawhide | Jay Chandrasekhar Appearance + Bobblehead | Visalia, CA | The Super Troopers director in person, with a bobblehead of him |
| Sat 8/22 | RubberDucks | Mystery Celebrity Bobblehead | Akron, OH | You don't know who's on the bobble until you open it (format explainer) |
| Sat 8/22 | Storm Chasers | Noah Cameron Bobblehead | Papillion, NE | Royals top pitching prospect at Triple-A |
| Sun 8/23 | TinCaps | Condiment Packet Bobblehead | Fort Wayne, IN | A condiment packet. With a bobbling head. The post about MiLB > MLB wrote itself. |
| Sun 8/23 | Trash Pandas | Sprocket Sugar Skull Bobblehead | Madison, AL | Lunáticos Day — Día de los Muertos themed mascot piece |
| Tue 8/25 | Canadians | Trey Yesavage Bobblehead | Vancouver, BC | Blue Jays top pitching prospect |
| Thu 8/27 | Whitecaps | Dangles & Digs Bobblehead featuring Franky & Roxy | Comstock Park, MI | Mascot double-bobble |
The RubberDucks Mystery Celebrity Bobblehead is the highlight. We covered the format in detail in the Mystery Bobbleheads piece — Akron doesn't tell you who's on the bobble until you open the box.
The Isotopes Lowrider Bobbleheads are the cultural-heritage pull. Albuquerque's Mariachis de Nuevo México alternate identity has been one of the most authentic Copa de la Diversión expressions in the league, and 3,000 units is going to be a target number to beat to the gates.
The Condiment Packet at Fort Wayne is the answer to "what's the most absurd bobblehead this year?" — at least until someone tops it.
🎭 Heritage Weekend (Aug 21–23)
The 22nd and 23rd are loaded with cultural celebrations across MLB. Even if you're not chasing a bobblehead, the atmosphere alone justifies the trip:
- D-backs · Hispanic Heritage Weekend — Estrella Jalisco presented, multi-cultural across the weekend (Puerto Rican Saturday, Dominican Sunday)
- Padres · Mexican Heritage Celebration #2 + Pacific Islander Heritage Celebration
- Mariners · Japanese Heritage Night (Sat) + African American Heritage Day (Sun) + Native American Heritage Night (Mon) — three different culture nights in four days
- White Sox · Puerto Rican Heritage Night
For full Hispanic Heritage Month context, our September guide covers the major MLB and MiLB celebrations running September 15 through October 15.
🎯 Don't Sleep On...
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Rangers (Fri 8/21): Block Captain Bobblehead. The name suggests a community-tribute piece, the kind the Rangers do well with their local Texas character. Worth verifying the concept on game day.
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Phillies (Fri 8/21): Wawa Kyle Schwarber Bobble Figurine. Local sponsor + slugger + figurine format. Wawa partnerships in Philadelphia are basically a separate brand category at this point.
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Padres (Mon 8/24): Merrill Robbery Bobblehead. Petco Park on a Monday is your best chance to grab a marquee Padres giveaway without the weekend crowds. Action-pose bobble of one of the more iconic 2025 moments.
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TinCaps (Sun 8/23): Condiment Packet Bobblehead. If you have any kid in your life who thinks bobbleheads are boring, this fixes that problem in one transaction.
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Yankees (Thu 8/27): George Costanza Calzone Bobblehead Night. If you missed Hello Kitty Saturday, the Costanza Thursday is your second-chance Yankees pickup of the week — and probably the more shelf-worthy of the two if you're not a Sanrio collector.
Three Yankees bobbleheads in one week is unusual. Plan accordingly.