The Los Angeles Dodgers have a packed promotional schedule, and in 2025, it consists of four separate Shohei Ohtani bobblehead nights.
The first took place on April 2 and it celebrated Ohtani’s MVP season. The design showed Ohtani holding a bat and the 2024 National League MVP plaque.
The second came on May 15, which featured a design of Ohtani sliding into second base to commemorate his 59 stolen bases as part of his record-breaking 50/50 season. It was the first in a set of two with the other celebrating his 54 home runs.
The second part of the bobblehead set will be given away on Aug. 27 against the Cincinnati Reds. The bobblehead design features Ohtani following through on a home run swing, and the base features a “54” on it, along with the text “First player in the 50/50 club.”
Designs of the second Shohei Ohtani 50/50 bobblehead (Aug. 27) and a pitching one (Sept. 10) are out. pic.twitter.com/uuQZp7GJv2
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The final Ohtani bobblehead of the season takes placed on Sept. 10 against the Colorado Rockies. The design features him pitching, which Ohtani has resumed this season.
That will be the sixth Ohtani bobblehead night the Dodgers have held since signing him to a $700 million contract. The first bobblehead back in 2024 was of Ohtani in his batting stance.
The second was arguably the most popular of all as it featured Ohtani holding his dog, Decoy, and both of their heads bobbled.
All of them have been popular, however, which forced the Dodgers to change their policy for the Ohtani bobblehead giveaways.
Generally, the Dodgers give away bobbleheads to the first 40,000 fans in attendance. But due to their popularity for each of the Shohei Ohtani bobblehead nights, the Dodgers now give one away to all ticketed fans.
Dodgers unveil Kobe Bryant bobblehead
When the 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers giveaways schedule was unveiled, it included 21 planned bobblehead games at Dodger Stadium, with Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant among those in the group.
The design of the Bryant bobblehead giveaway had not been revealed until Thursday, when the Dodgers shared an official look.
The bobblehead features the five-time NBA champion dressed in a gold Lakers uniform, wearing No. 24, but holding a bat. Notably, Bryant is standing in a batter’s box as a left-handed hitter despite being a right-handed shooter. The design seemingly draws from a pose Bryant made during Lakers Media Day in 2009.
The Bryant bobblehead also is outfitted in shoes that resemble the Nike Zoom Kobe 6 protro Dodgers version that released earlier this year and quickly sold out.
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