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Wrigley Field Goose Left The Ballpark — And Now Has Its Own Bobblehead

The goose has left Wrigley Field, but its legend lives on in the most baseball way possible: a bobblehead.

The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum announced Thursday it’s selling a bobblehead honoring the “Wrigley Goose,” a Canadian goose that made itself comfortable this weekend in a planter box in deep centerfield to watch the Cubs take two games out of three from the San Diego Padres.

The standoffish rally animal — known to hiss if you got too close — forced the Cubs to cordon off dozens of bleacher seats. The team deployed a crew of “geesekeepers” to keep guard and protect the bird.

The goose’s black and white head poked out over the evergreens to gawk at fans and soak in some baseball. Now, it will bobble forever.

The museum, based in Milwaukee, is pre-selling the goose bobblehead for $30 plus $8 for shipping — expected to arrive in October, when the Cubs (9-6) hope to be playing playoff baseball.

“This bobblehead will be the perfect way for fans to commemorate the Wrigley Goose,” museum co-founder Phil Sklar said in a statement.

The goose received a flurry of nicknames from fans, among them Pete Goose-Armstrong and Suzuki, nods to Cubs speedster Pete Crow-Armstrong and slugger Seiya Suzuki, who already has four homers to start the season.

The animal left the Friendly Confines by Monday morning as a local celebrity.

Chicago Cubs on a hot streak thanks to Taylor Swift candle

The Chicago Cubs are one of the hottest teams in Major League Baseball, winning nine of their past 12 games. But there’s something else burning in the Cubs’ clubhouse — a candle called “This Candle Smells Like Taylor Swift.” Chicago manager Craig Counsell received the scented candle as a gift a couple of weeks ago, he told Marquee…MORE