It's hard to imagine a Baltimore Orioles game without an Esskay hot dog. But they're gone now.The company that makes the hot dogs said it is no longer producing them.A Smithfield Foods spokeswoman sent a statement to 11 News, saying, "Our organization made the difficult decision to discontinue Esskay hot dogs and stopped production in December of last year. It's not likely that product is still available in stores."We will continue to make Esskay deli meat and chipped beef products, which can be found in Baltimore-area grocery stores."

It's hard to imagine a Baltimore Orioles game without an Esskay hot dog. But they're gone now.

The company that makes the hot dogs said it is no longer producing them.


A Smithfield Foods spokeswoman sent a statement to 11 News, saying, "Our organization made the difficult decision to discontinue Esskay hot dogs and stopped production in December of last year. It's not likely that product is still available in stores.

"We will continue to make Esskay deli meat and chipped beef products, which can be found in Baltimore-area grocery stores."