Jordan Maddox
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The Wiener Rankings League is an ode to all the best stadium hot dogs in Major League Baseball. Texas has always gone big or gone home, and now we’re being recognized for our legendary two-foot creation topped with chili and cheese sold at Globe Life Field.
Casino.org, a website that plays, tests, and analyzes casino apps and websites, evaluated all 30 MLB stadium dogs this month. They claim to use data-based calculations and not a team of people trying each hot dog to make the rankings, so the dogs are in the eye of whatever beholder.
The data-driven system ranks hot dogs based on length, price per inch, toppings, napkin necessity and creativity.
Each category contributes a portion of the score based on weighted criteria:
Length: 15%; the longer the better.
Price per inch: 25%; a lower price equates to a better value.
Toppings: 25%; more toppings give a higher score. Finely chopped onions were considered less messy than larger or more slippery toppings like nacho cheese.
Napkin necessity: 25%; smaller mess gives a better score
Creativity: 20%; unique, regional or bold toppings earn higher marks.
Maybe the list doesn’t hold any weight, but our Globe Life Stadium hot dog ranked fifth, and we will take advantage of any reason to brag.
First place was awarded to the Chicago Cubs’ Footlong Hot Dog with its score of 94.2/100. The dog is loaded with seven different toppings and is the fourth-best value hot dog in the league. Allegedly, the finely chopped toppings keep the napkin count to a modest score of 3/5.
Last place, dubbed “bottom of the bun,” was shamelessly given to the Miami Marlins Gator Chili Dog. It’s the worst value in the league and was ranked low due to its small size, messiness and cost value of $2.08 per inch. Despite the wild alligator meat, it only scored a 9 out of 100.
The Toronto Blue Jays Loonie Do was rated best value with a score of only $0.13 per inch. Every Tuesday night during the season, they offer $1 hot dogs at the stadium, which also makes them the cheapest hot dogs in the league.
Fifth place is the Texas Rangers Boomstick, which earned a score of 72.4. It’s two feet long and priced at $1.37 per inch. It scored 4/5 for toppings and 5/5 for napkin necessity and creativity.
The original Boomstick, priced at $26, was introduced to Rangers fans in 2012. The hot dog was named in honor of outfielder Nelson Cruz, the Rangers’ star hitter at the time.
The namesake hot dog has thrived in the stadium since then and is priced at $32.96 for the 2025 season. See the full breakdown of all 30 MLB hot dogs on Casino.org.
