Cost of Yankees Tickets Rise For Chance to See Aaron Judge's 61st Home Run
New York Yankees' outfield ticket prices have skyrocketed following Aaron Judge's 60th home run of the season. The superstar is only one home run away from tying Roger Maris' single-season American League record, and he's likely to make history this week at Yankee Stadium.
The Yankees play five straight games at home, including a matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday night. Tickets for the homestand can be found at a reasonable price, though seats in an area where a Judge home-run ball might land have gotten much more expensive.
Fans can get into Yankee Stadium Wednesday by purchasing a ticket for as little as $20, before fees, on the secondary-ticket market. Sitting in the outfield will cost much, much more.
The cheapest tickets for field-level outfield seats for Wednesday's game on SeatGeek are listed at more than $200. A select number of bleacher seats are listed at $81, though the cost rises above $100 after fees.
Tickets are even more expensive for Thursday night's game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. The cheapest field level outfield seats are listed at $177 on SeatGeek. Tickets in left centerfield are going for no less than $317.
Judge's 60th home run landed in the left field bleachers Tuesday night. Judge is averaging a home run in 42% of his games played this season.
The cheapest ticket for any seat in Yankee Stadium Friday night costs $61. Fans can't buy and outfield seat for less than $200.
Former San Francisco Giant Barry Bonds holds the single-season MLB record with 73 home runs. Mark McGwire hit 70 home runs in a year, and Sammy Sosa had a 66-homer season.
Maris has the most home runs of any player who hasn't been suspected of using performance-enhancing drugs.
There's a chance that Judge won't break Maris' record until the Yankees go back on the road. Prior to Tuesday's game, Judge failed to hit a home run in five straight games at home. The Yankees have 15 games left in the regular season
Since the All-Star Break, Judge has hit 27 home runs in 54 games.
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