World Series ticket prices for Yankees vs. Dodgers nearing record highs on secondary market
Juan Soto of the New York Yankees celebrates after beating the Cleveland Guardians to win the ALCS and reach the World Series. Credit: Getty Images
Combine the two biggest markets in the United States, two of the biggest brands in sports and the two biggest stars in baseball, and the result is predictable: a very expensive World Series.
Prices for the Yankees-Dodgers World Series that begins Friday in Los Angeles are the second costliest on record, according to data from the ticket resale site TickPick.
As of midday Monday, the overall average purchase price for the series was $1,515, nearly double that for last year’s World Series between the Rangers and Diamondbacks, a decidedly less sexy matchup that averaged $769.
The most expensive World Series to date remains the 2016 Fall Classic between the Cubs and Cleveland, at $1,617, not far ahead of the 2024 prices.
Thinking of visiting Los Angeles for Game 1? As of early Monday, the “get-in” price, meaning the lowest available for purchase, was $951.
That is a lot, but it is a lot less than the $1,329 asking price for standing room only at Yankee Stadium for Game 3 — and $1,399 for a ticket that actually comes with a seat.
The average purchase price for Game 3 in the Bronx on Monday? A cool $1,601.
Care to get some TV time by sitting in Section 20, Row 2, directly behind home plate, which comes with unlimited food in the Legends Suite?
As of Monday afternoon, two of those together could be had for Game 3 for $38,880 ($19,440 each).
Neil Best first worked at Newsday in 1982, returned in 1985 after a detour to Alaska and has been here since, specializing in high schools, college basketball, the NFL and most recently sports media and business.
