Ryan Rushton and Jody Matheson, right, celebrate the final Blue Jays Loonie Dog night of the regular season at the Rogers Centre on Tuesday.

Ninety minutes before the first pitch, the chase for history is underway. The doors to Rogers Centre open, Blue Jays fans sprint down the concourse to take their spot in hot-dog lines. Mike Lavigne is first.

“Four, please,” he says, before accepting four hot dogs that, over the last three years, have risen to rival peameal bacon as the city’s signature food and demolished notions of American exceptionalism when it comes to hot-dog consumption and baseball .

“It’s my first loonie dog night,” says Lavigne, between bites. “I wanted to be part of this.”

For the uninitiated, loonie dog night is one of those simple ballpark promotions that has morph

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