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The Reds will celebrate Fiona the hippo's first birthday by making a bobblehead in her likeness

By Eric Chesterton

Most of the bobbleheads handed out at ballparks during the 2018 season will commemorate people directly associated with baseball. There will be ones of players -- past and present -- managers and even broadcasters. They'll all be good because bobbleheads are good. Some will even be exceptional. But only a select few will be truly unique.
The Reds announced Saturday that, for their June 19 match up against the Tigers, they will be giving out bobbleheads of Fiona -- the adorable hippo at the Cincinnati Zoo who first captured hearts when she was born premature -- in celebration of her first birthday as part of a special ticket package:

As every baseball fan knows, there's nothing better than celebrating your birthday at the ballpark. Fiona is most definitely living the dream.

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