Mar 26, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (18) looks on while walking to the dugout after the sixth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

MLB Bobbleheads: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Willy Adames Lead With Prices Surging

Originally posted on Fastball on SI | By Patrick McAvoy | Last updated Apr 2, 2026 2:11 PM ET

One of the most fun parts of the Major League Baseball season each year are the giveaways.

The people running these teams are creative and find something new and interesting each year. This is not just at the big league level, but also down in the minor leagues, of course. Fans love them, players love them, everyone seems to love a good bobblehead. So much so that the second-hand prices are wild on some of them.

TickPick shared its annual report breaking down giveaways for the 2026 season, including the asking price for some of the top bobbleheads of the year. This year's most expensive bobblehead so far is the Los Angeles Dodgers' "Yoshi" bobblehead. It's the popular character Yoshi, wearing a Yoshinobu Yamamoto jersey.

There are some wild bobbleheads out there this year

The @Dodgers are giving away a bobblehead of Yoshi wearing Yoshinobu Yamamoto's jersey pic.twitter.com/ArPmtkudCl
— MLB (@MLB) April 1, 2026

TickPick has the current asking price for one of these bobbleheads at an eye-popping $151.

This bobblehead is so popular that Dodgers players even have been having Yamamoto sign them, per MLB.com's Sonja Chen.

A few Dodgers players had Yoshinobu Yamamoto sign their Yoshi bobbleheads today. pic.twitter.com/izbkfuU782
— Sonja Chen (@SonjaMChen) March 31, 2026

In looking at all of the data around the top bobbleheads of the year so far, it's wild how heavily in favor of the Dodgers they are. Los Angeles has 21 of the top 25 spots on the list. The only spots the Dodgers don't currently hold are No. 2 (Willy Adames of the San Francisco Giants), No. 20 (Jacob Wilson of the Athletics), No. 22 (Shea Langeliers of the Athletics) and No. 25 (Ryne Sandberg of the Chicago Cubs).

There are six bobbleheads with a value north of $100 right now including the Yamamoto bobblehead at $151, Adames at No. 2 at $127, Miguel Rojas “Game 7 Home Run” at No. 3 at $108, Ice Cube Lowrider Bobblehead at No. 4 at $108, Shohei Ohtani “Greatest Game” Pt. 1 at No. 5 at $102 and Shohei Ohtani “Starter Series” at No. 6 at $101.

Adames is the lone person in this group not attached to the Dodgers in some way and the reason is likely because the bobblehead is objectively sweet.

This Willy Adames bobblehead includes some bobbling Powerade as well.

(Via: @KNBR) pic.twitter.com/Cs5U8gxnz6
— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) March 28, 2026

The season is young and these prices will likely move over the course of the 2026 season, but it's wild how high they are at moment for something if you're in the area and can go to a game, you can get for the price of a ticket.

The MLB bobblehead market is clearly strong and the Dodgers are pretty much the entire market at this moment.

This article first appeared on Fastball on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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