LOWELL, Mass. -- Two minor league baseball teams will have a special "bobble bucket" giveaway this season to honor the inspiration for the ice bucket challenge.
The Lowell Spinners will give out 1,000 Pete Frates Bobble Ice Bucket dolls on July 26.
Frates is a former Boston College baseball star who was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease. His ice bucket challenge last summer helped the fundraising effort raise more than $100 million for ALS research.
The Spinners are the Class A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. The Nashua Silver Knights of the Future Collegiate Baseball League will hand out 500 of the bobble buckets on July 25. One thousand are also available at the Spinners' website for $20, with proceeds to go to the Pete Frates No. 3 Fund.