New York Yankees Tickets

The New York Yankees came under intense criticism during the 2009 MLB Season for the exorbitant tickets in their first season in the new Yankee Stadium. As a result, they had trouble selling out games after drawing more than four million fans in each of the previous four seasons. In September 2009, the Yankees announced there reducing ticket prices for a portion of the 50,086 seats. The prices of nearly 42,000 will remain unchanged. http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/nyy/ballpark/seating_pricing.jsp.

The price of the best field-level seats will drop from $325 to $250 or $235 as part of season plans in 2010. The price of 3,400 field-level seats also will drop from $375 to $250 or $235, depending on the location.

The Yankees do have more affordable tickets, starting at $40 for the terrace level, $25 for the grandstand level, $12 for the bleachers and $5 for the bleachers seats with obstructed views. The phone number for the box office at Yankee Stadium is (718)-293-6000. For individual game tickets, call Ticketmaster at (877) 469-9849 or (800) 943-4327. The box office is open Monday through Saturday from 9-5, and on Sunday from 10-4. Tickets to future games can be purchased in person at the box office. A limited number of tickets will be available on game day, but they are generally just in the bleachers or upper deck. The best bet is to try purchase tickets in advanced. Games against the traditional rival Boston Red Sox always sell out, as do the "Subway Series" games against the New York Mets. Tickets can also be found on stubhub and ebay.comhttp://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/nyy/ballpark/seating_pricing.jsp.

The best option to get tickets for a game that is sold out is to track down one of the many scalpers that are on the streets outside Yankee Stadium. Since 2007, scalping has been legal in New York state, although scalpers can be arrested in they attempt to sell tickets within 1,500 feet of an area or stadium. Scalpers generally look for at least a 20-40 percent markup, although they often more than that for bigger games. Once the game starts, the prices usually come down. Scalpers usually stick around to the second or third inning. If you a game is sold out in advance, you also can search on the Internet at such sites as stubhub.com and ebay.com. However, be prepared to pay a price far exceeding the original cost of the ticket.