Serenity now, tickets now: Get the Yankees George Costanza bobblehead

Nypost · May 28, 2026 · 825 words · By Matt Levy

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For the third straight season, the New York Yankees are giving away “Seinfeld”-inspired George Costanza bobbleheads.

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What happened

For the third straight season, the New York Yankees are giving away “Seinfeld”-inspired George Costanza bobbleheads.

Why it matters

This year, they’ll be handing out 18,000 tiny Jason Alexander statuettes — where he’ll likely be polishing off a calzone — on Thursday, Aug.

Common ground

27 when Aaron Judge’s Bronx Bombers go toe-to-toe with Yordan Alvarez’s Houston Astros.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that At the moment, Aaron Boone’s Yankees are sitting at 34-22 just behind the scrappy Tampa Bay Rays in the competitive AL East?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 17 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “At the moment, Aaron Boone’s Yankees are sitting at 34-22 just behind the scrappy Tampa Bay Rays in the competitive AL East.”

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No evidence was provided or found to verify the specific win-loss record of the Yankees at the time of publication.

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Claim 2: “Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor, to name a few.”

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Claim 3: “fans are lining up for the $10.99 ice cream fried chicken bucket at games.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic homepages for Google News, NBC San Diego, and The New York Times, with no specific mention of the ice cream fried chicken bucket.

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web search NEUTRAL — Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.
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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest San Diego local news on NBC 7. NBC San Diego brings you weather forecasts, breaking news alerts and more.
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web search NEUTRAL — Live news, investigations, opinion, photos and video by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world.
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Claim 4: “Starting Oct. 24, Jerry Seinfeld resumes his ongoing Beacon Theatre residency.”

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Claim 5: “This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 6: “George’s infamous run-in with the Italian delicacy comes from the Season 7 episode “The Calzone” where he accidentally gets his boss George Steinbrenner (voiced by Larry David) hooked on the folded pizza.”

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Wikipedia directly confirms that 'The Calzone' is a Season 7 episode of Seinfeld where George Costanza introduces George Steinbrenner to calzones.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elaine Marie Benes () is a fictional character on the American television sitcom Seinfeld, played by former SNL cast member Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Elaine's best friend in the sitcom is her ex-boyfriend …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — George Michael Steinbrenner III (July 4, 1930 – July 13, 2010), nicknamed "the Boss", was an American businessman who was the principal owner and managing partner of Major League Baseball's New York Y…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "The Calzone" is the 130th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This is the 20th episode of the seventh season, originally airing on April 25, 1996. In this episode, George Costanza gets the ear of Geo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Calzone

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Claim 7: “100-level seats start at $98 including fees.”

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Both Yahoo Sports and AOL.com report that 100-level seats for this event start at $98 including fees.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Yankees season is the 124th season for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Houston Astros sign stealing scandal in Major League Baseball (MLB) broke in November 2019. Several members of the Houston Astros management were disciplined for failing to prevent Astros players …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Throughout its history, Major League Baseball has featured numerous rivalries between teams and cities. These rivalries have developed for a variety of reasons, most commonly geographic proximity, fre…
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Claim 8: “For the third straight season, the New York Yankees are giving away “Seinfeld”-inspired George Costanza bobbleheads.”

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Multiple web search results from different sources (Yahoo Sports, AOL, and a ticket-related site) confirm that the Yankees are giving away George Costanza bobbleheads for the third straight season.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League (A…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees were a professional American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) from 1946 to 1949. The team played in Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. They were o…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in The Bronx, New York City, New York. They play in the American League East division. This list consists of the owners, general…
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Claim 9: “At the time of publication, we found seats going for as low as $41 including fees on SeatGeek.”

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While SeatGeek is mentioned as the platform for tickets, the specific price of $41 is not corroborated by independent news sources, only appearing in the context of the promotional article's claims.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Eas…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Major League Soccer (MLS) is the premier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. The league has 30 teams in 30 stadiums as of the 2025 season: 27 in the United States and 3 in Cana…
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Claim 10: “Note: “The Calzone” is Season 7 Episode 19.”

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Claim 11: “This year, they’ll be handing out 18,000 tiny Jason Alexander statuettes... on Thursday, Aug. 27 when Aaron Judge’s Bronx Bombers go toe-to-toe with Yordan Alvarez’s Houston Astros.”

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The official MLB.com promotional schedule and other web sources confirm the George Costanza Calzone Bobblehead giveaway is on Thursday, August 27, for the first 18,000 guests during the Houston Astros game.

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Claim 12: “Most freebies will be given to the first 18,000 fans.”

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While the MLB.com evidence for Claim 1 mentions '1st 18,000 Guests' for the specific Costanza event, there is no broad evidence provided to confirm that 'most' freebies across the entire season follow this specific limit.

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Claim 13: “Hoping to catch a concert or three this year, too? ... RUSH, Bon Jovi, Phish, Gorillaz”

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Claim 14: ““…what looks like a pair of fried chicken drumsticks is actually ice cream with a chocolate-covered cookie ‘bone’ center with a coating of white chocolate and candied corn flakes to give it that fried chicken look [and] is served in a souvenir mini ‘chicken’ bucket,” MLB.com reports.”

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The web search results discuss general ice cream treats and other stadiums (Petco Park), but do not contain the specific MLB.com quote or description of the Yankees' fried chicken ice cream bucket.

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web search NEUTRAL — ... white chocolate macademia cookies, salted caramel ice cream and heath bar topping was stupid good. 87. Baked Bear Ice Cream Sandwich: Petco Park (Padres). I ...
https://www.stadiumdude.com/category/mlb/

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 27, 2026 ... Even for someone who doesn't typically favor chocolate ice cream, the reviewer found this milkshake to be exceptionally good. The inclusion ...
https://www.tiktok.com/@theerichammer/video/7633562398904913…

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web search NEUTRAL — JUST IN straight from your FYP to our shelves! All your favorite viral TikTok ice cream treats just landed in store, steak, French fries, watermelon, corn, ...
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Claim 15: “As of now, the funnyman has ten shows booked at the classy Upper West Side performance space.”

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Claim 16: “Personally, we’re most excited about the Aaron Judge MVP bobblehead (June 20), Cody Bellinger bobblehead (Aug. 21) and Josh Hart bobblehead (Sept. 25).”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic homepages for Google News, NBC San Diego, and The New York Times, with no specific mention of these bobblehead dates.

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web search NEUTRAL — Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.
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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest San Diego local news on NBC 7. NBC San Diego brings you weather forecasts, breaking news alerts and more.
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Live news, investigations, opinion, photos and video by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world.
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Claim 17: ““The Calzone” — which originally aired April 25, 1996... you can stream the fan-favorite episode on Netflix.”

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