Yankees’ Aaron Judge, Anthony Rizzo Gifted Incredibly Cute Hockey Jerseys In Honor of Their Wiener Dogs

Kristen Wong | Apr 11, 2024

Screengrab on Twitter/ @Yankees

“Woof” is what some New York Yankees fans might say in reaction to the team’s 82-80 record and fourth-place AL East finish last year. Depressing dog-speak aside, the Yankees have a chance to start anew in 2024, and there may be no better way to brighten up the season than with customized dog jerseys.

Earlier this week, Yankees dog dads Aaron Judge and Anthony Rizzo received “Wiener Dogs” jerseys custom-fitted with the names of their respective pet dachshunds from the Sioux Falls Stampede hockey team. 

Judge owns a blond doxie named Gus as well as a girl named Penny, who is reportedly best friends with Rizzo’s dachshund, Kevin. 

Judge and Rizzo couldn’t believe how cool their custom “Wiener Dogs” hockey jerseys looked and immediately became Stampede fans for life.

Once a year, the @sfstampede become the Fighting Wiener Dogs. Between the Rizzo & Judge families, you could say they've got themselves a pack of new lifelong fans 🐶🐶🐶

Donations from their Annual Wiener Dog Night go to Dakota Dachshund Recue, a local rescue that specializes in… pic.twitter.com/NRLf9hvoTf

— New York Yankees (@Yankees) April 10, 2024

Yankees dog dads Aaron Judge and Anthony Rizzo were gifted custom "Wiener Dogs" jerseys from the Sioux Falls Stampede hockey team, who rebrands itself as the "Fighting Weiner Dogs" once a year

The names on the jerseys were of their dogs Kevin, Penny and Gus 🥹

(via @Yankees) pic.twitter.com/OHBs8USQ3V

— MLB (@MLB) April 11, 2024

The Sioux Falls Stampede compete in the United States Hockey League, the top amateur league in America. Once a year, the South Dakota-based team rebrands itself as the “Fighting Wiener Dogs” in honor of the Sioux Nation Pet Clinic’s annual “Wiener Dog Night”, which includes must-see dog races on the Stampede’s home rink. All donations from the night go to Dakota Dachshund Rescue.