Albuquerque Isotopes’ Native American Heritage Night wins MiLB Golden Bobblehead
The August 8 event, featuring jerseys created with artist Evone ‘Snowflake’ Martinez and the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, won Best Promotion/Event.
The Albuquerque Isotopes’ Native American Heritage Night won Minor League Baseball’s 2026 Golden Bobblehead for Best Promotion/Event at MiLB’s annual Business Summit awards ceremony on October 13. The award recognizes the club’s August 8 event in Albuquerque, which featured specially designed jerseys and raised money for an arts scholarship.
Jerseys and scholarship fundraising
The Isotopes developed the Native American Heritage jerseys with artist Evone ‘Snowflake’ Martinez and the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. MiLB said jersey sales and an online auction of signed, game-worn jerseys raised $24,985 for the Bob Chavez Scholarship for the Arts. The Albuquerque Journal attributed the same total to the auction alone.
MiLB said 9,676 people attended the August 8 game, the Isotopes’ fifth-largest crowd of the 2026 season.
Sources and context
- Isotopes’ Native American Heritage Night wins national awardAlbuquerque Journal
- Isotopes' Native American Heritage Night Wins Golden Bobblehead For Best Promotion/Event in MiLBMinor League Baseball (MiLB) / MLB.com
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