This is why you love minor league baseball.

The Cincinnati Reds were the clear front-runner for area bobblehead of the year when they announced their Aroldis Chapman giveaway for May 11 against the Brewers.

Well, we have a new leader.

The Florence Freedom announced Thursday that the team will hold a Manti Teo girlfriend bobblehead night this summer.

Of course, the Florence Freedom marketing department is operating on a Frontier League-sized budget, so you have to applaud their creativity on this one.

From the Freedoms release:

The Florence Freedom are excited to announce one of giveaways fans can look forward to during the 2013 season at UC Health Stadium.

On Thursday, May 23 the Freedom will be giving away the illusive Manti Teo Girlfriend Bobblehead to the first 1000 fans through the gates.

This will be the best kind of bobblehead a fan could get, Freedom General Manager Josh Anderson said. Because now fans can make the bobblehead out to be whatever they want it to be.

Yes Freedom fans, the boxes will be empty. But thats where fan imagination can run wild and individual unique stories about what the bobblehead should really look like can begin.

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Florence Freedom to host Manti Te'o Girlfriend Bobblehead night