Price of Hot Dog Combo at MLB Stadium Soars to ‘Outrageous’ Level

A visit to the ballgame could lead to a choice between going hungry and going broke. A recent video posted to X shows that at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada, where the Blue Jays play, a footlong hot dog combo, with a "souvenir" draft beer goes for $30.78, while a chicken tenders combo with a "souvenir" draft is $30.28. A premium draft beer is $14.59 while a “souvenir” premium beer is $17.59. $30 hotdogs. Only in Canada. 🇨🇦 🌭 pic.twitter.com/sGmBMROEET

— Made In Canada (@MadelnCanada) April 20, 2024 This comes at a stadium where anyone wanting a seat for next Sunday’s game with the Los Angeles Dodgers needs to have at least $50 ready. (An "Outfield District" ticket only runs $20, but it doesn't come with a seat.) The post caught the attention of the sports website Outkick , which labeled the prices “outrageous.’ “Just insane,” Outkick writer Zach Dean wrote. “Now, I know what you're gonna say – ballpark prices are outrageous everywhere. And you're right. No argument from me on that one. It's all a scam,” he wrote. “Absurd. $30 for a ballpark hot dog is stupid," he wrote, adding that “$30 for any hot dog is stupid. I don't care if it comes straight from Gordon Ramsay's kitchen – I ain't paying $30 for it. “As far as I'm concerned, if you're buying a plant-based bowl at a ballpark, you deserve to pay a billion dollars, so I won't complain about that one,” he wrote. Dean said it is even worse to pay too much north of the border . "But at least I'm getting scammed in the greatest country on this planet. I can stomach that. I won't, however, stomach getting scammed in Canada," he wrote. "Lunch Well - and Economically" - 1970 Chicago #Cubs Wrigley Field Concession Menu - Check out those prices! #MLB #Baseball #History pic.twitter.com/aWN7BaCxuQ

— Baseball by BSmile (@BSmile) April 1, 2024 So is it such a case of sticker shock in U.S. currency? According to the Bank of Canada , a Canadian dollar is worth about 72 cents compared to an American dollar, which would make the hot dog combo just over $22 while a "souvenir" beer would be $12.67. Given that last year, a USA Today analysis found the most expensive regular hot dog sold for $8.25 at Baltimore’s Camden Yards, Toronto’s hot dog price seems a bit ahead of the curve, hot-dog wise. Concession prices at Shibe Park in 1954. pic.twitter.com/reaLySXfoK

— Baseball Photos (@Baseball_Photos) August 1, 2014 However, the newspaper found that in Los Angeles, a 16-ounce beer would cost $15.99, making Toronto look not quite so bad.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .