The results are in! Here are the minor league ballparks across the country that are swinging for the fence for animals:

1.      Fort Myers Miracle's Hammond Stadium
Hammond Stadium is holding onto its title, earning the number one spot for the second year in a row. It's no surprise, with offerings like veggie burgers (with optional vegan cheese), veggie tacos, veggie dogs, a veggie Philly sandwich, a fruit-and-vegetable tray, and vegetarian baked beans.

2.      Rochester Red Wings' Frontier Field
Narrowly defeated by Hammond Stadium for the second year in a row, Frontier Field claimed another silver medal. Is this the beginning of a rivalry? Red Wings fans can be found noshing on vegan pizza, vegan hot dogs, veggie or portobello mushroom burgers, pasta with tomato sauce, baked potatoes, and fruit platters.

3.      Durham Bulls' Athletic Park
Bull Durham often scores a spot on lists of top sports movies, and Durham's real-life stadium is once again deserving of honors for its cruelty-free fare. Bulls fans can enjoy veggie sausage, veggie dogs, black-bean veggie burgers, salads, fruit cups, and a tofu burrito.

4.      Wilmington Blue Rocks' Frawley Stadium
It's been several years since Frawley Stadium has made an appearance in the top 10, but when this team makes a comeback, it does it right. Frawley now offers a long list of vegetarian and vegan fare, including veggie hot dogs and burgers, vegetable and fruit platters, ziti marinara, garden salad, vegan pasta salad, and vegan coleslaw, and the cooks can even prepare custom dishes.

5.      Tulsa Drillers' ONEOK Field
ONEOK is A-OK with animal friends because of its mouthwatering selection, including a veggie frank, Boca burger, bean burrito, vegetarian taco salad, vegetable wrap, hummus-and-tabouli platter, three-bean salad, and fresh green salad.

6.      Fort Wayne TinCaps' Parkview Field
Parkview Field is enjoying its inaugural spot on the top 10 list, thanks to an extensive menu of delicious options, such as the black-bean burger, veggie burrito, spinach veggie wrap, roasted tomato veggie wrap, PB&J, hummus with vegetables, fresh fruit, beans, rice, corn, salad, and grilled or fresh vegetables.

7.      Eugene Emeralds' PK Park
Also making its debut on the top 10 list, the Eugene Emeralds shone for animals this year, giving fans yummy choices like veggie hot dogs and burgers, veggie burritos, grilled corn on the cob, apples, and fruit cups.

8.      Albuquerque Isotopes' Isotopes Park
The Isotopes got their name from the long-running Fox series The Simpsons, and vegetarian Lisa Simpson would agree that the team has done meat-free fans proud. Albuquerqueans can munch on veggie dogs and burgers, bean burritos, veggie wraps, wok-fried soba noodles with veggies, veggie kabobs, fresh salads, and fruit or vegetable trays.

9.      Pawtucket Red Sox's McCoy Stadium
The PawSox returned to the top 10 with a fury after a long absence, hitting a grand slam with dishes like hummus and pita chips, a fresh-cut veggie tray, fruit salad, fried green-bean straws, vegetable crudités, a garden or tossed salad, veggie dogs, and veggie burgers.

10.  Nashville Sounds' Herschel Greer Stadium
It sounds like Nashville is full of animal-friendly sports lovers, with Herschel Greer Stadium serving up veggie dogs and burgers, nacho salad, grilled vegetable wraps, and seasonal fruit displays.

Congrats to the Carolina Mudcats' Five County Stadium, the Memphis Redbirds' AutoZone Park, the Frederick Keys' Harry Grove Stadium, and the Connecticut Tigers' Dodd Stadium for scoring honorable mentions. And a big thank-you to Veggie Happy for also working hard to get more and more excellent vegetarian and vegan dishes at stadiums nationwide.

It used to be that a day spent watching the great American pastime could do some serious damage to our great American waistlines. Not so much now, with hungry fans making the healthy vegetarian and vegan options that stadiums are offering disappear like a Ryan Braun homer. Here are our 2012 picks for major league stadiums that knock it out of the park when it comes to delicious veggie fare:

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1. Philadelphia Phillies' Citizens Bank Park: PETA pal Chase Utley has returned from the disabled list, and Citizens Bank Park has returned to the top of our list, thanks to its array of meatless options, which include a vegan chicken-steak sandwich, veggie "pit beef" smothered in barbecue sauce, an Italian vegetable grinder, and ever-popular veggie dogs and black-bean burgers.
2. Seattle Mariners' Safeco Field: Ichiro is a legend in Seattle, in Japan, and around the world—and many of Safeco Field's vegetarian offerings, including the IchiBan veggie dog, the Seattle chili veggie dog, and the Bombay veggie dog, have international appeal as well. With so many great new vegetarian options, it's no wonder that Safeco Field has moved up in our standings.
3. Detroit Tigers' Comerica Park: There's a trio worth cheering for at Comerica Park—and we're not talking about Justin Verlander, Prince Fielder, and Miguel Cabrera. We mean the stadium's vegetarian Italian sausages, veggie riblets, and vegan hot dogs. With these and other great-tasting vegetarian choices available, Tigers fans can show that they care about cows, pigs, and chickens, too.
4. Oakland Athletics' O.co Coliseum: O.co Coliseum is pitcher-friendly and vegetarian-friendly. The veggie dogs, veggie burgers, bean burritos, ancho chili and mushroom fajitas, and other vegetarian items are as welcome to compassionate fans as Josh Reddick's great season has been.
5. Los Angeles Dodgers' Dodger Stadium: With new ownership and delicious meat-free creations, such as the vegan sloppy Joe, veggie sushi, and edamame, things are looking up for true-blue Dodger fans!
6. New York Mets' Citi Field: Johan Santana, David Wright, and R. A. Dickey aren't the only big draws at Citi Field. Mets' faithful are also flocking to the stadium for the veggie patty sandwich, veggie dogs, veggie burgers, grilled vegetable heroes, and other meatless meals.
7. Los Angeles Angels' Angel Stadium of Anaheim: The Halos' roster is loaded with stars—from Pujols to Trout to Trumbo—and the concession stands at Angel Stadium of Anaheim are loaded with winning vegetarian eats, including veggie dogs, black-bean burgers, bean burritos, veggie wraps, and California cucumber rolls.
8. Washington Nationals' Nationals Park: Bryce Harper, Stephen Strasburg, and Gio Gonzalez have helped make the Nats a winning ballclub, and the vegetarian selections at Nationals Park—including chili made with mock meat, veggie burgers, tofu sandwiches with Vegenaise, and falafel—have won the stadium a spot in PETA's standings. Maybe someday Teddy will even win the Presidents Race.
9. Pittsburgh Pirates' PNC Park: The Pirates are moving up in the standings in more ways than one—this season, PNC Park scored a spot on PETA's top 10 list of vegetarian-friendly stadiums after earning an honorable mention three years in a row. With veggie burgers, pasta primavera, vegetarian lo mein, salad with fried green tomatoes, and other vegetarian fare, the choices for compassionate fans are even stronger than the Bucs' bullpen and more satisfying than a game-saving grab by Andrew McCutchen.
10. Minnesota Twins' Target Field: Baseball is as American as Target Field's "accidentally vegan" apple pie. The stadium's other vegetarian picks, which include a veggie "walk-a-taco," veggie dogs, vegan mousse martinis, and vegetarian stir-fry, and a big hit with Twins' fans, too-no matter where the team is in the standings.

Congrats to the Chicago White Sox's U.S. Cellular Field, the Boston Red Sox's Fenway Park, the Colorado Rockies' Coors Field, the Atlanta Braves' Turner Field, the Arizona Diamondbacks' Chase Field, and the San Francisco Giants' AT&T Park for earning honorable mentions. Many thanks to the sporty folks at Veggie Happy for helping to get more vegetarian and vegan options on stadium menus nationwide.