{"id":236159,"date":"2026-03-25T18:10:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T18:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/236159\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T18:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T18:10:08","slug":"whats-new-for-the-2026-baseball-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/236159\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s new for the 2026 baseball season"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Francisco Giants<\/a> fans will find new food selections at the concession stands when they head to Oracle Park for the 2026 season. The culinary lineup will be ready for the opening series against the New York Yankees<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The team\u2019s culinary partner, Aramark, operates as the brand \u201cDiamond 58,\u201d in honor of the year the team started playing in San Francisco \u2014 which is why you\u2019ll find the name prominently positioned around the ballpark. Aramark also runs the 58 Social restaurant in Willie Mays Plaza.<\/p>\n

In this era of faster MLB games, it\u2019s crucial to get to the ballpark early to avoid long lines for your old favorites \u2014 and those that might become your new faves.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what Aramark and partners are unveiling:<\/p>\n

HOW EARLY THE GATES OPEN<\/p>\n

For MLB Opening Night and Opening Day, main gates will open three hours before game time. For Saturday and Sunday games during the season, main gates open two hours before game time. For Monday-Friday games, main gates open 90 minutes before game time.<\/p>\n

WHAT\u2019S NEW ON THE MENU<\/p>\n

Brisket & Mac Loaded Grilled Cheese: Smoked barbecue brisket and mac & cheese loaded on thickly sliced bread and griddled till crispy. (Where: Scoreboard Plaza, at the SF Selects stand)<\/p>\n

Birria Loaded Grilled Cheese: Braised birria with consomme, melted Mexican cheese, pickled red onions and cilantro on grilled sourdough. (Where: Scoreboard Plaza, at the SF Selects stand)<\/p>\n

Peruchin Sandwich: Jerk chicken, plantain and red cabbage slaw, mango salsa and lime-cilantro dressing on a Dutch crunch roll. This sandwich is inspired by the late Giants great Orlando Cepeda, who was nicknamed both \u201cthe Baby Bull\u201d and \u201cPeruchin,\u201d or little Perucho, after his father, a legendary baseball player in Puerto Rico. (Where: Scoreboard Plaza)<\/p>\n

Char Siu Dog: A foot-long hot dog topped with char siu sauce, kewpie mayo, fried onions and green onion. (Where: Section 125 at the Say Hey Sausage stand, along with the Doggie Diners at Section 133 and Section 307)<\/p>\n

Banh Mi: Pan-Asian sandwiches on a toasted roll with pickled veggies, cilantro and kewpie mayo and your choice of marinated protein: sweet-soy bulgogi with gochujang aioli, sriracha-buttermilk chicken with spicy aioli or tofu. (Where: Section 127, Pacific Eats stand)<\/p>\n

Rice Bowls: One of three proteins \u2014 marinated bulgogi, sriracha-buttermilk chicken or tofu \u2014 atop seasoned rice with pickled daikon and shredded carrots. (Where: Section 127, Pacific Eats stand)<\/p>\n

Orange & Black Dog: A foot-long hot dog topped with orange and black sauerkraut made with a vegan-friendly, gluten-free food dye. (Where: Field Level, Blue Shield Field Club, King Street Classics, along with in-seat delivery via Uber Eats.)<\/p>\n

EXPANDED MENU<\/p>\n

Doggie Diner Express: This remodeled stand with a faster check-out process now offers chicken tenders, garlic fries, ice cream and snacks in addition to the Doggie Diner standards. (Where: Section 121)<\/p>\n

WHAT\u2019S MAKING A COMEBACK<\/p>\n

Among the many returning favorites are the wildly popular Crazy Crab\u2019z sandwich, the Lumpia Company offerings and last season\u2019s Loaded Potato (smoked brisket, mac & cheese, chopped bacon, green onions, crispy onions, barbecue sauce and sour cream), the Giants and Aramark announced.<\/p>\n

WHAT\u2019S GREEN<\/p>\n

Again this season, alcoholic drinks on the Club Level will be served in reusable cups that will be collected, sanitized and reused, ballpark officials say.<\/p>\n

Details: www.mlb.com\/giants\/ballpark\/food\/concessions-directory\/sections<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"San Francisco Giants fans will find new food selections at the concession stands when they head to Oracle…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":236160,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[7,1334,100,143,145,144,101,4820,127,420],"class_list":["post-236159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-california","tag-mlb","tag-news","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news","tag-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco-giants","tag-sports","tag-things-to-do"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236159"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236159\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/236160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}