Mets, Yankees ticket prices for championship series are hardly a steal, but seats are available
Mets’ Brandon Nimmo waves to fans as he is introduced before the start of Game 3 against the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, at Citi Field. Credit: Newsday/J. Conrad Williams Jr.
As it turns out, you can put a price on sports memories.
A very steep price.
The Mets clinched a spot in the NLCS Wednesday and by Thursday afternoon, tickets for home games on Ticketmaster were almost completely sold out. The very few available for any of the three games - only two of which are guaranteed to be played (scheduled for Wednesday, Thursday and, if necessary, Friday) - ranged from $656.50 in Section 109 to $1,493.50 for a spot in the swanky Cadillac Club that abuts the warning track in right.
Things were slightly more affordable on the secondary market - the only place to find tickets in the cheaper promenade level. StubHub had tickets for Wednesday's Game 3 (the first game at Citi Field) starting at $272. A close-up look at Pete Alonso is going to cost you, though, as seats closer to the action were listed at over $11,000 for Game 4 Thursday. Since those prices are dictated by the fans who own them, however, there likely will be more fluctuation as the games draw closer.
The Yankees, who had yet to clinch a spot by Thursday afternoon, appropriately had more affordable options for the ALCS. General admission prices for the four potential games (Monday-Tuesday & Oct 21, 22, if necessary) ranged from $168 to $763 on Ticketmaster. Thrifty fans can opt for the Pinstripe Pass, which is a standing room only ticket that comes with a free drink - either a 12 ounce domestic beer, a Pepsi product or a bottle of water - beginning at $153. Highballers, meanwhile, can look to the Legends or Champions suites where tickets averaged in the $900 range.
This isn't a case of East Coast inflation, though.
The Tigers were selling tickets from $218 to $3,195 for a possible ALCS. The Royals, who are playing the Yankees in the ALDS , had seats in the same ballpark (metaphorically, not literally). The Guardians - who needed to beat the Tigers twice to advance, entering Thursday - had the best deals of the bunch, with seats going from $146 to $721 on Ticketmaster (there was one outlier being sold for $1,805).
The Dodgers boasted the highest overall price for a potential NLCS ticket - a seat near the dugout for over $31,000, listed on Ticketmaster. The Padres, perhaps not wanting to tempt fate, had nothing listed on Ticketmaster, but there were seats on Stubhub, with prices for a potential Game 1 against the Mets Sunday ranging from $251 to over $6,000.
Laura Albanese is a reporter, feature writer and columnist covering local professional sports teams; she began at Newsday in 2007 as an intern.
