World Series News: Ticket Prices Plummeting Along With Yankees' Chances
The first two games of the World Series were filled with drama. Not until the final pitch was the outcome certain.
Freddie Freeman ended Game 1 on Friday with the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history. The New York Yankees loaded the bases in the ninth inning of Game 2 before the Dodgers slammed the door to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
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The Yankees looked to be no worse than competitive as the series shifted to New York for Game 3 on Monday. But a near-total shutdown by the Dodgers' pitching staff yielded a 4-2 victory that pushed the Yankees' season to the brink.
Now, with Game 4 set for Tuesday night and the Yankees' chances of coming back reduced to a prayer, ticket prices are falling accordingly.
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As relayed by Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the get-in price at Yankee Stadium is down to $660 according to TickPick. That's down 56 percent from $1,509 last week.
On Oct. 21, second-hand retailer SeatGeek listed the cheapest ticket for Game 1 of the World Series at $1,085 within an hour of the Dodgers' clinching victory over the New York Mets. For Game 2 on Saturday, tickets on SeatGeek began at $1,211. For Game 4 on Oct. 29, the cheapest ticket is $1,000.
Los Angeles is in the World Series for the fourth time in the last eight seasons, but this is their first appearance since their championship in the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season.
New York hasn't been to — or won — a World Series since 2009. Clearly, Yankee fans are in no mood to soak in the atmosphere of a potential season-ending loss. With a few exceptions, the first three games have given Yankee fans hope of a reversal of fortunes.
To this point in the series, the Yankees are hitting .200 (4-for-20) with runners in scoring position. The Dodgers are hitting .158 (3-for-19) but have eight RBIs to the Yankees' four — Freeman's grand slam accounting for the entirety of the difference.
The Yankees will give the ball to rookie Luis Gil in Game 4, while the Dodgers are expected to counter with a bullpen game. Their starting pitcher has yet to be announced.
Between the lack of a marquee starting pitching matchup, and the Yankees' less-than-inspiring performance thus far in the series, the demand for tickets is following a predictable path.
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