Whether you’re at Nationals Park this season because you’re deeply invested in seeing if rebuild version 2.0 will bear fruit or just casually enjoying America’s pastime, you might get hungry.

The ballpark welcomed new local vendors on Friday’s opening day, including two transplants from Baltimore. I tasted these fresh offerings and have good news for those for whom a day at the ballpark is also a day to avoid meal prep.

But consider this also your annual reminder that the stadium allows fans to bring in outside food items that can be carried in your hand or approved bags. This aligns with most other MLB parks, including Camden Yards, where you can bring in plastic bags full of pasta, if you so choose.

Fans should expect satisfying new options, but some eateries have issues to sort through for the long season ahead.

Pass the Static Sauce

Spectators in search of new eats were lined up more than an hour before first pitch for the Baltimore-born eateries, which share a kitchen in Section 106.

Fuzzies Burgers, which operates out of a trailer in Fells Point, a food truck and a stand in Camden Yards, slings a menu of smashburgers, chicken nuggets and fries.

Nats Park has a wealth of burger options, including the perpetually busy Shake Shack and two stands from Swizzler, the D.C.-born food truck with one brick-and-mortar location across from Nats Park. But if opening day is a sign, one more as tasty as Fuzzies doesn’t hurt.

Despite the long line, the eatery had close to no opening day jitters. The signature Fuzzy ($19.99) has two patties, cheese, dill pickles and Static Sauce, a Thousand Island-like dressing. Fuzzies also has an impressive lineup of crisp, boardwalk-style fries, including shore style with malt vinegar powder and Old Bay.

The dry-aged beef was mostly smashed to perfection, with a delightful skirt of crust bursting out of the pillowy bun. The fattiness of the beef was well tempered by the bright, tangy dill pickle and a healthy ooze of rich Static Sauce that coursed through every bite.

It’s a worthy addition to Nationals Park’s solid burger lineup, and Nats fans should be pleased with this Baltimore visitor.

A crab mac and cheese hot dog

Stuggy’s, a hot dog shop that has locations in Fells Point and sports stadiums including Camden Yards, arrives with a simple, classic Maryland menu of all crab everything. A cheesy crab pretzel sat alongside my order from under the heat lamp: a crab mac and cheese hot dog.

It’s a meal in itself that sounded more fun on paper than how it appeared in person. The serviceable hot dog is topped with a bland, glowing yellow macaroni and cheese. The lump crabmeat and heavy dusting of Old Bay did their best to impart a sweet and spicy element, but at $18, I will probably opt for a standard ballpark frank next time.

Both won an offseason competition, “Pitch Your Product,” which has pitted local businesses against each other for the past two years to earn a spot at the ballpark. The competition has buffed up an impressive list of local bites and drinks available at Nats Park.

Vegan and dessert options

Other additions in this year’s class include Eatopia Eatery, a vegetarian- and vegan-friendly restaurant in D.C. that shares a stall with Melissa’s Field of Greens in Section 136. I was eager to try the stand’s triple play nachos ($19.99), which feature lentils, vegan nacho cheese and Ethiopian salsa, among other ingredients.

But, after a delayed opening, customers were informed the only available menu item, due to a supply issue, was the grand slam grinder that uses vegan Italian-style cold cuts in a sub roll or atop a salad.

For sweet treats, Virginia-based Don Churro has fried dough covered. Coneacopia, a D.C.-born ice cream parlor that has a stand at neighboring Audi Field, takes over the South Mountain Creamery stand in Section 136.

I’m partial to a swirl of soft serve in a mini novelty helmet when I attend a game but had a good enough time nibbling on the dyed-red-and-blue waffle cone filled with soft serve and topped with “cone dust.” It has crumbled bits of the very same cone to give a food-colored crunch.

Those looking for a local beer to accompany their eats will be pleased to find on opening weekend taps at District Drafts stands from D.C.’s Atlas Brew Works and Denizens Brewing Co. in Riverdale Park.

If opening day at Nationals Park was any indicator, expect growing pains on and off the field. But visitors to Nats Park should have tasty local flavors to look forward to.