Double-A team unveils life-size Vlad Guerrero bobblehead
The Toronto Blue Jays aren't the only baseball team boasting a giant MVP bobblehead.
On April 16, the Harrisburg Senators - the longtime Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals and their predecessors, the Montreal Expos - unveiled a life-size bobblehead of Vladimir Guerrero, who became the first inductee into the team's "Life-Size Bobblehead Hall of Fame."
Life-size Vlad Guerrero bobblehead now resides on @HbgSenators concourse. No big deal. https://t.co/r36n3kv61F pic.twitter.com/dH16x6YvLR
— Benjamin Hill (@bensbiz) April 20, 2016
The man himself was on hand in Harrisburg to unveil his likeness and throw out the first pitch.
Thanks @HbgSenators for this honor for me and my family. I'm so proud to play to this team. God blessings!!! pic.twitter.com/5paJu8Cmi9
— Vladimir Guerrero (@VladGuerrero27) April 17, 2016
Before the minor-league season is over, the former AL MVP will be joined in the unique HOF by fellow former Senators Cliff Floyd and Bryce Harper, according to Benjamin Hill of MiLB.com.
Guerrero passed through Harrisburg in 1996 as the Expos' top prospect, and left an indelible mark on the franchise during his brief stay in Pennsylvania's capital. He slashed .360/.438/.612 with 19 homers and 32 doubles over 118 games with the Senators, won the Eastern League MVP, and earned a September call-up to Montreal that began his 16-year big-league career.
Guerrero is eligible to be inducted into a much bigger Hall of Fame - in Cooperstown - beginning in 2017.