The Los Angeles Dodgers put a playful spin on criticism of the team’s spending by selling a cocktail called the “#RuiningBaseball margarita” during their National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers. The drink was available at Dodger Stadium for $25, according to the supplied report, which attributed the menu information to sports reporter Arash Markazi on X.
The listed ingredients were tequila, mango and jalapeño margarita mix, with a chile mango slice on the rim. The Dodgers’ decision to use the hashtag referenced complaints from fans and observers who have argued that the club’s payroll and acquisitions have hurt competitive balance in Major League Baseball.
The report connected those criticisms to the Dodgers’ major investments in Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. It also noted that manager Dave Roberts had characterized criticism of the team’s spending as “lazy,” and that former player Alex Rodriguez had defended the spending. Those comments were mentioned in the source, but it did not provide further detail about when they were made or the full context.
The drink was offered ahead of Game 3 of the NLCS, with Los Angeles facing a 2-0 series deficit against Milwaukee. The Dodgers needed a win to avoid falling further behind in the best-of-seven matchup. The source described the game as important to the club’s postseason prospects and said the team was seeking an offensive spark; it did not report the game’s result.
A free Budweiser stand was also available at the stadium before the game, according to the report. Separately, the source estimated that the lowest prices to enter the game were in the mid-$90 range, without specifying the ticketing source or the exact price.
The source also raised the possibility of a future MLB work stoppage, saying Dodgers baseball might not return until 2028 because of a feared lockout. It did not cite a league announcement or provide details supporting that timing, so that prospect should be understood as speculation rather than a confirmed interruption to play.
