Ticket prices are exploding as the Blue Jays get set for a “possible World Series-clinching Game 6” against the Dodgers at Rogers Centre tomorrow night. Anything “selling for face value is long gone,” and the “get-in-the-door prices for general admission tickets” on resale sites like StubHub were around CA$2,100 (US$1,501) as of this morning. And “it’s going to cost you more if you want an actual seat.” The “cheapest asking prices in the 500 level” are going for around CA$2,700 (US$1,931) while “some in the lower bowl are charging up to” CA$11,350 (US$8,117). Even seats in the 200 level “have ballooned up to more than” CA$3,300 (US$2,360), with “most on the market going for between” CA$5,000 (US$3,576) and CA$7,000 (US$5,006) . For comparison, the cheapest ticket for Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals, the last time a Toronto team had a chance to clinch a title at home, was CA$3,294 (US$2,356) at the time, according to resale site TicketIQ (TORONTO STAR, 10/30).
Meanwhile, Blue Jays owner Rogers Communications will hold another free ticket giveaway for Games 6 and 7 (if necessary). Tomorrow, 150 pairs of tickets to Game 6 will be given away on a first-come, first-served basis at a location in the greater Toronto area to fans who dress up as their favorite Blue Jays player. Once Game 6 tickets are given away to the first 150 fans, those remaining in line or who come to the location by 1pm ET will be entered for a chance to win one of 250 pairs of tickets for Game 7, if necessary. The location will be announced 8am tomorrow on Rogers’ Instagram and Facebook pages (Rogers).
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