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It’s pretty rare to come across anything that will set you back less than a dollar when you attend a Major League Baseball game. However, Blue Jays fans who flocked to Tuesday night’s game against the Dodgers were able to treat themself to a hot dog for just 77 cents, and they took full advantage while breaking the franchise record for single-game sales.
Hot dogs and baseball have a cozy relationship that stretches back to the turn of the 20th century.
Historians are split on whether Chris Von der Ahe (the owner of the St. Louis-based team that became the Cardinals) or Harry M. Stevens (a concessions magnate who initially supplied the New York Giants) was primarily responsible for popularizing tubed meats at MLB games, but they have been a ballpark staple for well over a century.
As of the start of the 2026 season, the average glizzy will set you back $5.80 (the Dodgers and Angels are tied for the most expensive at $8, while the Diamondbacks offer the cheapest options at $3.07).
The Blue Jays typically sell hot dogs for $5 a pop, although fans who attend a home game on Tuesdays can take advantage of the “Loonie Night” promotion where they’ll only set you back a single Canadian dollar (72 cents in American money).
However, that price was even lower on April 7th, and it’s safe to say spectators took full advantage.
Blue Jays fans set a record by devouring over 100,000 hot dogs after the team sold them for just 77 cents
The Blue Jays became the second Canadian team to join the MLB when they played their inaugural season in 1977 (the Expos became the first in 1969), and during Tuesday night’s game against the Dodgers, the franchise paid tribute to its roots by dropping the price of its “Loonie Dog” to just 77 cents (around 55 American cents).
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The preexisting promotion has been a smash hit at Blue Jays games since it was introduced in 2019. The record for the most hot dogs sold at a single game sat at 84,371 heading into the 2025 season, but fans set a new mark to beat last August by going through 92,221 of them.
On Tuesday, 40,971 spectators were in attendance at the Rogers Centre to watch Toronto suffer a 4-1 loss at the hands of Los Angeles, and when everything was said and done, they had raised the bar yet again after a grand total of 102,202 hot dogs were sold
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Well done.