For most of you, the calendar turning to September means that the pennant race is really about to heat up. Teams are jostling for playoff positioning, rosters shape into their final form ahead of October, and players make their final cases for the top accolades of the game. It’s a great time in the sports calendar; football’s back while the best sport on the planet gets to the business side of the year.September is also the last chance we get for some fun giveaways at Fenway. Some might say that’s even more important than the playoff hunt. Trinkets are forever, after all.With a month to go in the regular season and with a wild card spot still firmly within our grasp (in spite of the series in New York….yeesh. What a win on Monday, though!), you shouldn’t need any extra incentive to head out to the park if you already were planning on doing so. The chips are piling up on the table and the weather’s hopefully going to be fine enough for your day/night out; that should be enough intrigue.But in case you needed an extra push to head over to America’s Most Beloved Ballpark, here are the freebies you can expect to get in the last few weeks of the season.Tuesday, September 1: Backyard Baseball Night, David Ortiz and Pablo Sanchez Bobblehead (Themed Ticket)We start the month off with an absolute heater, folks. I don’t know if the Backyard Sports video games were before or after your time. I can tell you that as a Red Sox fan who was born in 1996, the combination of David Ortiz and Pablo Sanchez together on a bobblehead is something that speaks to me on a deep level. I wonder if the Sox will wear an alternate Mellonheads uniform tonight.Not aware of who Pablo Sanchez is? That’s a you problem, frankly. Go ahead and look up The Secret Weapon’s highlights on YouTube. If you’re younger, ask your elders about that demon. He was special. I think Pete Wheeler, Keisha Phillips, and Achmed Khan would’ve been great choices from the Backyard gang as well to feature on the bobble, but I get that Pablo’s the face of the franchise.Let me know if you used to play (or still play, since they just released a new one!!!) Backyard Baseball in the comments below. What a time to be alive.One thing to note here and for the rest of the article: this giveaway requires that you purchase a specific themed ticket. It’s the same price as a regular ticket, from what I understand/from my experiences, but you need that specific ticket to be eligible to claim your prize. Meanwhile, other giveaways are provided on a first come-first served basis. More details are on the Sox’s official website here.Monday, September 7: David Ortiz Football Jersey (Free Giveaway) and KPop Demon Hunters Jerseys (Themed Ticket)A fun double promo day against the Halos here in a little under a week, it seems!If you’re one of the first 7,500 fans through the gates on Labor Day, you’ll receive a free David Ortiz football jersey. Not sure when you’d go out and about with that on
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