Let’s be frank: Blue Jays eye new ‘Loonie Dog’ record against Red Sox

In a play marked by disappointment, the Toronto Blue Jays are hoping fans connected Tuesday nighttime volition propulsion done for a record-setting performance.

Tuesday’s location crippled against the Boston Red Sox volition beryllium the past “Loonie Dog” nighttime of the year. As the sanction indicates, the Blue Jays enactment blistery dogs connected merchantability for $1 astatine each clip the squad plays a Tuesday crippled astatine Rogers Centre.

So acold this year, the Blue Jays person sold 678,488 Loonie Dogs, a spokesperson told Global News. In 2023, the Jays sold 693,865 Loonie Dogs.

“For the past Loonie Dogs Night presented by Schneiders of the play …, fans request to devour 15,377 Loonie Dogs to interruption the all-time play record, and 21,512 to transverse the 700,000 dollar canine threshold,” they said successful a statement.

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On Aug. 6 against the Baltimore Orioles, the Blue Jays told 71,391 Loonie Dogs – a play high, but conscionable shy of the all-time azygous crippled precocious acceptable connected Aug. 28, 2023 against the Washington Nationals.

That night, 76,627 Loonie Dogs were sold astatine Rogers Centre.

The Blue Jays person said this twelvemonth that owed to demand, fans whitethorn beryllium constricted to 4 Loonie Dogs per transaction.

First transportation is acceptable for 7:07 p.m. Eastern Tuesday.