Indianapolis Indians named International League finalist for two MiLB awards; State Fair partnership cited

The Indianapolis Indians announced on 2026-10-09 that the club was named the International League finalist for two 2026 MiLB End of Year Awards: Golden Bobblehead: Local Partner Activation and the Driving Diversity Forward Award. The team said it will be recognized on Tuesday, 2026-10-13 at the MiLB End of Year Awards Show during the MiLB Business Summit in Louisville.

In its announcement the Indians said the nominations highlighted the team’s 2026 partnership with the Indiana State Fair and related activations. The release describes bringing the State Fair experience back to Victory Field through State Fair Foods Week (Aug. 4–9, 2026), provides examples such as pork tenderloin sandwiches, donut burgers, footlong corndogs and elephant ears, and cites an on-site gift shop, baseball-themed entertainment and a wiffleball field for kids at the Fairgrounds. The team also noted it served as presenting sponsor of the 2026 Indiana State Fair, announced that partnership at Opening Day, ran the State Fair Foods Week promotion presented by the Indiana Soybean Alliance, and staged multiple awareness, heritage and community-themed nights at Victory Field. The release adds the club participated in local Pride parade activations for the fourth consecutive year and references more than 800,000 fairgoers at the Indiana State Fair.

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