Yankee Stadium Quietly Suffered a Summer Peanut Shortage
The Yankees mysteriously ran out of peanuts this summer.
As the Yankees prepared to host Game 3 of the AL Divisional Series, the stadium was quietly grappling with a summer peanut shortage. The classic ballpark snack seemed to vanish from most concession stands in August and September. A Yankees spokesperson attributed the issue to delays in receiving product from the nut conglomerate, Bazzini, which supplies the stadium.
Legends Global, the food and hospitality company that manages Yankee Stadium on behalf of the Yankees, Jerry Jones, and private equity firm Sixth Street, described the shortage as a "temporary disruption" and stated that they had started supplying other brands of peanuts in late August to compensate for the lack of Bazzini peanuts.
Despite this, the shortage persisted, with several concession workers reporting that they had not had any peanuts in stock for about a month. One sports betting influencer, Jeff Sunday, recorded a video at a game on September 22, showing a vendor stating, "We haven't had any for the last few homestands." When FOS attended the Yankees-Red Sox Wild Card game on September 30, no peanuts were to be found anywhere on the 300 seating level, and two food workers confirmed that the ballpark was still out of peanuts.
Despite the shortage, Legends Global assured that Yankee Stadium would be fully stocked with Bazzini peanuts for the remainder of the playoffs, which may only last one more game.
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