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These Wild New MLB Ballpark Foods Are a Home Run for Opening Day

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Buy me some peanuts and … crab tacos? Footlong corndogs? Nachos on a stick? If all that sounds better to you than Cracker Jacks, then you’re clearly ready for the 2026 Major League Baseball season. 

Every spring, each MLB team debuts new stadium foods, and sometimes they can get pretty wild. Here are some of the most delicious sounding and state-fair-food-like items you’ll be able to get at baseball stadiums around the country. 

Take Me Out to the Ballgame Shake

A milkshake in a cup with a "D" logo, topped with mini waffles, chocolate bars, popcorn, nuts, and crushed cookies, surrounded by four baseballs on a dirt surface.
Levy

Chase Field

Phoenix, Arizona

Diamondbacks fans can enjoy this sweet monstrosity made of a salted caramel shake with whipped cream, peanut butter sandwich cookies, Kit Kat bars and Cracker Jack. Does anyone else have a toothache just thinking about it? (We still want it!)

Machete

A long, stuffed quesadilla called "Machete" on a wooden board with salsa, chili peppers, a black Miami Marlins hat, two baseballs, and a yellow box on grass.
Levy

LoanDepot Park

Miami, Florida

This quesadilla-like Mexican street food is two feet long, so you’ll have plenty to share with your baseball buddies. It’s got a homemade flour tortilla griddled with mozzarella and Oaxaca cheese, carne asada, guajillo sauce, salsa verde, and cilantro. 

Chicken and Churros

A Mickey Mouse-shaped churro dessert with powdered sugar, a swirl of whipped cream, and syrup, served on Cubs-branded paper. Two strawberries are placed on the side, all on a blue surface.
Levy

Wrigley Field

Chicago, Illinois

Move over chicken and waffles — you’ve been replaced by chicken and churros at Cubs games this season. You get fried pickle-brined chicken thighs and fresh cinnamon sugar churros drizzled with ancho syrup and served with a strawberry. Yum. 

Curry Donuts and Dip

A pile of golden brown garlic knots topped with herbs and grated cheese sits on parchment paper next to a small glass cup filled with red marinara sauce. The background is blurred green grass.
Seattle Mariners

T-Mobile Park

Seattle, Washington

Local Seattle restaurant Tamari Bar is bringing a popular appetizer to Mariners fans this season. Crispy Chinese-style doughnut balls are served with a Japanese curry sauce for dipping in a unique combination. 

Fried Gooey Butter Cake

A deep-fried treat on a tray, drizzled with white and red sauces and topped with whipped cream swirls at both ends. A red jersey and cubby shelves are blurred in the background. Delaware North Sportservice logo is in the corner.
Delaware North

Busch Stadium

St. Louis, Missouri

Gooey butter cake is a St. Louis’ specialty that’s a cross between a cheesecake, bar cookie, and cake. Now fans at Busch Stadium will be able to get it deep fried and drizzled with sweet sauce — and on a stick, naturally. 

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Double Play Donut Parfait

A red bowl filled with a donut parfait topped with whipped cream, caramel sauce, crushed nuts, and donut pieces. A sign in front reads “Double Play Donut Parfait.”
Delaware North

Great American Ball Park

Cincinnatti, Ohio

This dessert at the home of the Reds also sounds amazing. It’s a dozen mini cinnamon sugar doughnuts topped with banana pudding, vanilla wafers, Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, caramel sauce, and whipped cream. It’s like banana pudding on steroids. 

Nachos on a Stick

A corn dog on a rectangular white plate, topped with melted cheese, diced tomatoes, onions, and green herbs, next to a white napkin with black stripes on a white tablecloth.
Milwaukee Brewers

American Family Field

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Why do nachos need to be on a stick, since they’re pretty easy to eat? We’re not sure, but we do know that deep frying makes everything better. This concoction has all the classic nacho ingredients rolled into a corndog shape, coated in tortilla chips, and fried. America is beautiful. 

Crab Smash Tacos

Three folded birria tacos with grilled tortillas are arranged on a tray, served with fresh greens, a lemon wedge, and a cup of reddish dipping sauce on the side.
Brick & Whistle Food Co.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Baltimore, Maryland

If you like crab cakes and tacos, this is the mashup for you. Crab cakes are pressed into corn tortillas and then griddled and served with crab consommé (a nod to beef birria) for dipping. Why can’t this be at every stadium?

Bases Loaded Footlong Dog

A long hot dog in a paper tray topped with crispy fried onions, sliced red peppers, and green relish, sitting on a dirt surface near a red baseball helmet and a pair of baseball gloves.
Levy

Nationals Park

Washington, D.C.

You can’t have a baseball season without a foot long hot dog, and the Nationals have heeded the call this year. The Bases Loaded Footlong Dog is topped with roasted peppers, crispy fried onions, butter pickle chips, fried potatoes, smoky bacon jam, chili, guacamole, fresh pico, and cheese sauce. Got all that?

Schwarbomb Sundae

A hand holds a bright red plastic bowl shaped like a baseball helmet, filled with ice cream topped with whipped cream, berry syrup, and colorful Fruity Pebbles cereal, in a stadium with blue seats in the background.
Aramark

Citizens Bank Park

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Named after a star player, this sundae will have Phillies fans on a sugar high. It’s an oversized dessert meant for sharing, with soft serve, strawberry sauce, fruity cereal, and the crowning glory: a funnel cake fried strawberry Uncrustable PB+J sandwich. Plus, it’s served in a batting helmet. 

Taco Momalona

A crispy taco shell filled with avocado, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and meat sits on parchment paper with a grilled pepper, herbs, and lime wedges; a baseball and glove are in the background on green turf.
Aramark

Coors Field

Denver, Colorado

Rockies fans can feast on a meaty taco and barbecue combo this season. The Taco Momalona is a giant fried taco shell filled with brisket, Chihuahua cheese, shredded cabbage, pork belly, gold BBQ sauce, Hot Cheetos, avocado, and avocado crema.

Brisket Doughnuts

Close-up of a serving of macaroni and cheese topped with two slices of meatloaf, covered in barbecue sauce and shredded cheese, with steam rising from the hot dish.
Aramark

Daikin Park

Houston, Texas

Of course Astros fans love brisket, so the team is giving them what they want in this unique creation. Brisket is somehow shaped into a ring like a doughnut, then breaded and deep fried. It’s served with barbecue sauce and mac and cheese. Seems like the perfect opportunity to put that mac into the middle of the two “doughnuts” and call it a BBQ sandwich…

Beef Wellington Hot Dog

A sliced sausage roll wrapped in golden, flaky pastry is arranged on a wooden board, with a small cup of ketchup at the end for dipping.
Aramark

Kauffman Stadium

Kansas City, Missouri

The Royals are giving hot dogs the royal treatment this season — beef wellington style. A footlong hot dog is wrapped in prosciutto, minced mushrooms, chipotle ketchup, and yellow mustard, then baked in puff pastry for a fancy meal. 

Lobstah Poutine

A serving of lobster poutine is presented in a boat-shaped container with fries, lobster, and sauce, next to a small bowl of lobster meat. The background features nautical decor like fishing nets and life preservers.
Aramark

Fenway Park

Boston, Massachusetts

Leave it up to the Bostonians to put together a fantastic lobster creation. Fresh fries are topped with lobster meat, clam chowder, and crispy bacon for a rich meal. The little paper boat it’s served in is pretty adorable, too. 

Birria Loaded Grilled Cheese

Two halves of a grilled sandwich filled with shredded meat and vegetables are placed in a white rectangular tray against a plain white background.
Aramark

Oracle Park

San Francisco, California

Whoever came up with the idea to combine birria and grilled cheese is a genius. Sourdough bread is grilled with birria consommé, then stuffed with shredded beef birria, Mexican cheeses, pickled red onions, and cilantro. 

Heavy Hitter Dog

A long corn dog topped with mustard, diced onions, and pickles is served in a baseball bat-themed tray. Nearby are small baseball bats, a Pittsburgh Pirates baseball, and a bowl of crumbled topping.
Aramark

PNC Park

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Footlong corndogs? Now we’re talking. Pirates fans can get the Heavy Hitter Dog this season: a footlong corndog with mustard and pico de gallo in a very appropriate paper tray. 

Char Siu Pork Loaded Fries

A bowl of fries and sliced meat topped with herbs, a side of dipping sauce, a 2020 World Series Champions napkin, a trophy, and a wooden cup, all placed on a stadium seat.
Levy

Dodgers Stadium

Los Angeles, California

The reigning World Series champs are bringing Asian-inspired loaded fries to the menu this season. The fries are topped with homemade char siu pork and sprinkled with furikake seasoning. They come with a side of Sriracha mayo for dipping.

The Bat Flip Burger

A close-up of a large stacked burger with cheese, pulled meat, lettuce, tomato, fried onions, jalapeños, and a fried egg on top, next to fries and a drink. Two people in sports shirts sit behind it.
Delaware North

Truist Part

Atlanta, Georia

The Braves might have the biggest belly buster this season with the Bat Flip burger. Toasted brioche (somehow) holds together two pounds of seasoned hand-formed beef patties, braised short ribs, crispy pork belly, melted cheese, crispy onions, lettuce, tomatoes, jalapenos, and a fried egg for good measure.

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Lacey Muszynski

Lacey Muszynski is a staff writer at Cheapism covering food, travel, and more. She has over 15 years of writing and editing experience, and her restaurant reviews and recipes have previously appeared in Serious Eats, Thrillist, and countless publications in her home state of Wisconsin.