Analysis: Braves’ Truist Park among cheapest stadiums in U.S.

If it seems the cost of attending Atlanta pro sports—especially with a family—has gotten punishingly expensive, a new analysis of the biggest and best baseball stadiums in the U.S. indicates the situation could be far worse. 

Since it opened, Mercedes-Benz Stadium has famously offered “fan-friendly” concessions pricing (hello, $2 bottled water and $3 nachos), and a new study of MLB stadiums by Bovada Sportsbook indicates the Braves’ Truist Park is also among the least expensive in the land. (At least in terms of concessions.) 

Analysts compared baseball’s “most iconic pairing”—a cold beer and a hot dog—at all 30 MLB ballparks to gauge which is offering the best value for fans. The cost of that “classic combo” varies widely, from $8 to $24.

Truist Park’s $9.23 combined cost ranks as the fifth least expensive in the country, or what analysts described as “comfortably below the MLB average.” (Not bad for a team that just clinched its seventh NL East title of the past nine years.) 

That’s about $5 for the hot dog and $4 and change for some domestic beers on average at Truist Park—though premium suds, it should be noted, typically cost far more, up to around $12. 

Compare that to Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium, where the hot dog alone will set fans back $16. Or the nearly $8 average beer price at Nationals Park in Washington D.C.

Atlanta still ranks behind the top three cheapest ballparks—in Detroit, Arizona, and Miami, respectively—where the classic American combo tallies up to around $8. 

However, the Braves' friendly confines didn't crack the top 10 when it comes to least expensive MLB fan experience overall, with parking and ticket prices factored in. 

That list looks like this, with Detroit's Comerica Park on top: 

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