If you go to a baseball game, there’s a high chance you’ll grab some food. A hot dog is a common choice.If you’re of age, a beer might be your other purchase. And maybe you’ll get another one to help get through the middle innings.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementRecently, The Action Network analyzed each MLB fanbase to compare how much they eat and drink at an average game. The results come from surveying 3,495 MLB fans across the country from June 12-22, 2026.The Mets and Yankees’ rankings might surprise you. The Yankees on average sit in the middle to bottom of most categories, but the Mets find themselves near the top of a few.1 / 8The 9-9-9 challenge from Willets Point Brewery is displayed at Citi Field, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. The challenge is to drink the 9 mini beers and the 9 mini hot dogs in 9 innings.(Kevin R. Wexler-NorthJersey.com)Here’s where each New York team’s fanbase sits:Mets: 1.8, tied-19thYankees: 1.8, tied-19thCoincidentally, the Yankees and Mets grade out the same in average drinks per game.The Mets finish slightly ahead of the Yankees, though, with 71% of fans reporting they have one or more drinks per game, to the Yankees’ 65%. The Mets also ranked slightly ahead in those reporting typically having five or more drinks — 10.2% to 7.8%.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIf you’re curious, the Chicago White Sox and Washington Nationals are tied for the most average drinks per attendee, at 2.5.Mets: 1.0, tied-15thYankees: 0.8, tied-25thYankees fans seemingly don’t out-drink their neighbors before games, either. Mets fans on average have about one drink before each game, with 42% reporting drinking one or more and just 4.5% downing at least five.The Yankees are among the bottom six teams on the list, also having 42% drinking one or more but just 2.6% having five or more.Nothing changes at the top of the leaderboard — Nationals and White Sox fans would clearly win a drinking competition if that were to ever happen.1 / 22Mar 31, 2026; Bronx, NY, USA; Yankee Stadium concessions preview.(Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com)Mets: 1.8, 2ndYankees: 1.6, tied-10thThe fans from Queens have the edge in hot dog consumption, too. Mets fans on average scarf down 1.8 hot dogs per game, with 52.7% reporting eating two or more, and another 14.4% saying they consume at least three.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Yankees are one of 13 teams tied for 10th place at 1.6, with 44.2% having at least two and 9.2% eating three or more. The typical price of a standard hot dog at Citi Field is around $7, while it can range from $6 to $9 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.Once again, the Nationals take the crown for this category, slightly edging out the Mets at 1.9 hot dogs on average.Mets: 960, 12thYankees: 870, tied-22ndThose hot dog numbers are represented in each team’s average calorie intake per game. Mets fans typically consume 960 calories, 420 from alcohol and 540 from food. Across 81 games, that’s 77,760
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