Ranking the Best MLB Bobblehead Giveaways of the 2026 Season

The one thing that just about all 30 MLB teams seem to be able to do right is a bobblehead giveaway.

It doesn't matter if you're the two-time defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers or the most unstable franchise in the sport—we'll let you decide who fits into that category—if you do a bobblehead giveaway, fans usually will come out.

To that end, we've ranked the 10 best MLB bobblehead giveaways of the 2026 season, with an acknowledgment that there are plenty of other really cool ones that missed this list.

10. Aaron Judge MVP Bobblehead

The idea of this bobblehead—Aaron Judge in a judge's robe holding not only his three AL MVPs but also a gavel—is really good.

It's not higher on this list because the face and Yankee cap look a bit generic, but that's nitpicking. Overall, it's a really cool bobblehead.

If you want to get this bobblehead, you need to be one of the first 18,000 fans in attendance at Yankee Stadium when the Cincinnati Reds are visiting on Saturday, June 20.

9. Sammy Sosa Home Run Bobblehead

As the Cubs celebrate their 150th season of play in 2026, they are throwing things back with their bobbleheads, as they'll have ones that pay homage to Harry Caray, Ryne Sandberg and Kerry Wood this season.

Still, the best one being given out at Wrigley Field this season is the Sammy Sosa one shown above, which captures one of the greatest home run-hitters in baseball history doing his signature hop.

This will be given out on Sept. 13 when the Cubs host the Pittsburgh Pirates. You might want to be in line early that day, though, as only 10,000 fans will get this bobblehead of Slammin' Sammy.

8. Ronald Acuña Jr. Home Run Tracker Bobblehead

The first 15,000 fans at Truist Park on June 16—when the Braves host the San Francisco Giants—will get this Ronald Acuña Jr. bobblehead.

What's unique about this bobblehead is that it has a home run tracker, which can be updated every time the former NL MVP hits a home run. It can then be reset each offseason. Alternatively, you can keep track of Acuña's career home run total, and eventually have it set on a three-digit number whenever his career concludes.

This is also the first bobblehead that features a player wearing Atlanta's City Connect 2.0 uniforms, with the TBS superstation patch on the sleeve prominently featured on the bobblehead.

7. Jonathan Aranda Devil Rays bobblehead

On the heels of a breakout 2025 season that saw him post an .883 OPS and make his first All-Star Game appearance, Jonathan Aranda is going to be featured in one of the year's coolest bobbleheads.

Not only is Aranda wearing shades with his hair flowing and no batting helmet on, but he's doing so in the tremendous Devil Rays throwback uniforms.

Typically, the Rays rock their Devil Rays throwbacks on Friday home games. This bobblehead will be given out to the first 10,000 fans at Tropicana Field vs. the Miami Marlins on Saturday, May 16. It would be cool for Tampa Bay to don the Devil Rays jerseys that day.

6. Vinnie Pasquantino-Bobby Witt Jr. Rock, Paper, Scissors Bobblehead

The second City Connect design for the Kansas City Royals has proven to be a polarizing one, though it graded out well on B/R's countdown of the eight new designs for the 2026 season.

Kansas City's CC 2.0 look will get the bobblehead treatment for the first time later on this season when the duo of Vinnie Pasquantino and Bobby Witt Jr. playing rock, paper, scissors is featured.

The first 20,000 fans who go through the gates at Kauffman Stadium for May 8's tilt with the Detroit Tigers will receive this bobblehead.

5. Nick Kurtz 'Big Amish' Bobblehead

Nick Kurtz burst onto the scene in 2025, winning the AL Rookie of the Year after he hit 36 home runs and posted a 1.002 OPS across his first 117 games with the Athletics.

Naturally, the A's are leaning all the way into Kurtz as the face of their franchise. They gave out a bobblehead of the reigning Silver Slugger Award winner on April 17 when the Chicago White Sox visited Sutter Health Park.

What's funny about this bobblehead is that Kurtz has a butter churner, a nod to his celebration and nickname of "Big Amish."

4. Colonial Phillie Phanatic Bobblehead

As the United States of America celebrates its 250th anniversary in 2026, Philadelphia is taking center stage. Among other things, Citizens Bank Park will host the MLB All-Star Game in July.

With Philadelphia at the forefront of a major year in American history, the Phillies gave out this Colonial Phillie Phanatic bobblehead on April 12, which was the day the mascot's birthday was celebrated on at Citizens Bank Park. The Phanatic is dressed like George Washington and sitting on the Liberty Bell, but he also has a baseball bat over his shoulder.

There were quite a few upset adults at the stadium that day because the bobblehead was only given to fans 14 and under. Considering it's one of the best bobbleheads in Phillies history, there were a bunch of grown ups at Citizens Bank Park on April 12 claiming to be born in 2012.

3. Roberto Clemente Day Bobblehead

This is—as the late Mac Miller once rapped—"the best thing out of Pittsburgh since Clemente with the Pirates."

While less gimmicky than some of the other bobbleheads on this list, it's perhaps the classiest one being given out this season. You have one of the greatest players in baseball history—and one of the most respected figures, for his charity work off the field—tipping his cap to the crowd, while wearing a classic uniform and stirrups. There are no notes needed.

Well, perhaps there's one note. If you want to get this bobblehead, you need to be one of the first 21,000 fans through the gates at PNC Park on Sept. 15 when the Pirates celebrate Clemente prior to their matchup against the Milwaukee Brewers.

2. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 'Born Ready' Bobblehead

The Blue Jays have a few neat bobbleheads for their 50th season, including one where José Bautista and Edwin Encarnación are celebrating a home run in the team's City Connect uniforms.

However, it's hard to beat this "Born Ready" bobblehead of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. tipping his cap as a child in a Montreal Expos uniform. It's awesome that the Blue Jays continue to pay homage to the first Canadian team in MLB history. Obviously, they have a great angle to do that with Vladdy Jr.

To get this bobblehead, you'll need to be one of the first 15,000 fans at Rogers Centre on Monday, May 25, when the defending AL champions host the Miami Marlins.

1. Orioles Tupac Bobblehead

Close your eyes, and picture this bobblehead.

The first 20,000 fans who come out when the Orioles host the A's on Friday, May 8 will get this bobblehead, which features arguably the greatest rapper of all time decked out in a black O's jerseys with his signature bandana on.

While Tupac is most closely associated with the West Coast—Los Angeles, specifically—he does have a connection to Baltimore. From 1986-1988, he was a student at the Baltimore School for the Arts.

This bobblehead would be awesome even if Tupac didn't have a real connection to Baltimore, but it doubles as a bit of a history lesson on one of the greatest entertainers of the last 50 years.