The summer of George hits Yankee Stadium with Costanza nap bobblehead on Seinfeld Night

It’s once again going to be the summer of George at Yankee Stadium.The Yankees announced Thursday that the first 18,000 fans at the team’s Aug.21 matchup against the Red Sox will get a bobblehead of George Costanza sleeping under his desk at former owner George Steinbrenner’s office as a part of “Seinfeld Night” at the stadium.The former Yankees assistant to the traveling secretary on the long-running sitcom is depicted in the bobblehead sleeping on the job, a reference to “Seinfeld’s” Season 8 episode “The Nap.”Above the Costanza figurine is one of his quotes from the episode, “I love a good nap.

That’s the only thing getting me out of bed in the morning.”In the episode, Costanza, played by Jason Alexander, transforms his desk’s underbelly into a sleeping area fit with an alarm clock and space for a blanket and cup holder with the help of a handyman.“This is better than my bed at home,” Costanza, played by Jason Alexander, said once it’s complete.Just when he tries to test out his new office sleeping area, Steinbrenner, voiced by Larry David, comes in looking for Costanza, which prompts him to phone Jerry Seinfeld to make an emergency call to get the Yankees owner out of the building.This is not the first time the Yankees have released a bobblehead of Costanza, with the team handing out a figurine of him against the Red Sox last season that showed stars Derek Jeter and Bernie Williams the simple physics of hitting.That bobblehead, which was handed out on July 5, 2024, is a reference from another Season 8 episode titled “The Abstinence,” in which Costanza is seen hitting batting practice in a shirt and tie.As he blasts a homer during the episode, Jeter asks: “Who are you again?” to which Costanza replies: “George Costanza, Assistant to the Traveling Secretary.”Fans lined up for the previous bobblehead four hours ahead of first pitch....