"2025 marked the Quakes' final season as a Los Angeles Dodgers affiliate, as they now embark on a new era with the Los Angeles Angels. One of the final pieces of Dodgers memorabilia produced by the team was their Joe Kelly Chaquetas bobblehead. Chaquetas was the team's Copa de la Diversión identity, inspired by Kelly's famous jersey-for-jacket swap with a mariachi musician playing at Dodger Stadium."
"The Quakes - the Los Angeles Dodgers' Single-A affiliate - gave the first 1,500 fans to arrive at the ballpark a bobblehead, and Kelly himself signed a few. The Quakes won't be the Dodgers' affiliate team come 2026 after the founding of the Ontario Tower Buzzers, but came through with a fantastic bobblehead for the Dodgers' fan favorite."
"Kelly played as a relief pitcher for the Dodgers from 2019-21, then returned for a second stint in 2023 and played until 2024. He won three World Series in his career, one with the Red Sox in 2018 and two more with the Dodgers in 2020 and 2024. Through his five seasons with the Dodgers, Kelly made 161 appearances, posting a 3.72 ERA through 147.2 innings pitched."
The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes produced a Joe Kelly Chaquetas bobblehead and distributed it to the first 1,500 fans, with Kelly signing a few. The Chaquetas identity was inspired by Kelly's jersey-for-jacket swap with a mariachi musician at Dodger Stadium. The Quakes completed their final season as the Dodgers' Single-A affiliate in 2025 and will change affiliation ahead of 2026 following the establishment of the Ontario Tower Buzzers. Kelly pitched for the Dodgers in 2019-21 and 2023-24, making 161 appearances with a 3.72 ERA across 147.2 innings. Kelly won three World Series and announced his retirement in December, saying "I ain't playing."
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