Indianapolis Indians named International League finalist for two 2026 MiLB End of Year Awards

The Indianapolis Indians announced on 2026-10-09 that Minor League Baseball (MiLB) named the club the International League finalist for two 2026 MiLB End of Year Awards: the Driving Diversity Forward Award and the Golden Bobblehead: Local Partner Activation. The team said MiLB will recognize finalists at the MiLB End of Year Awards Show on 2026-10-13 in Louisville.

In its nomination materials cited by the club, the Indians pointed to a season-long calendar recognizing different cultures and communities, their State Fair Foods Week at Victory Field during the Aug. 4–9 homestand (presented by the Indiana Soybean Alliance), and the organization’s presenting-sponsor role of the 2026 Indiana State Fair. The team said its State Fair activation included an official Indians gift shop, baseball-themed entertainment, a wiffleball field for kids and parade activations (including Pride) and that those elements offered more than 800,000 fairgoers multiple ways to interact with the Indians brand.

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