Toronto Blue Jays World Series tickets sell out shortly after going on sale
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The Toronto Blue Jays have clinched their first World Series berth since 1993, and the city and nation are abuzz.
Tickets to the Toronto Blue Jays' World Series home games sold out almost as quickly as the team turned their fortunes around in Game 7 Monday night.
The sale started at 10 a.m. and by 10:30 a.m., those waiting in the digital queue to purchase a ticket to any of the four games at Rogers Centre were met with the message: «Primary Tickets for this event have sold out.»
The queue grew to more than 235,000 people at one point and, once fans did get their chance to grab a pass, some were luckier than others.
«I successfully got through the queue today (was 5,100th or so in line) and got four tickets to Game 6 (not together) at face value,» Toronto resident Kadence, who asked that her last name not be used, told CTV News.
She said she paid $495 per ticket (plus taxes and fees) for a pair of seats in the 500 Level, and $750 per ticket (plus taxes and fees) for a pair in the 200s.
«None of my friends who were trying managed to get through the queue before it was all resale.»
Meanwhile, another Toronto resident, who described himself as a «life-long» Blue Jays fan, said the ticket-purchasing process was «disappointing and disheartening.»
«I joined the queue to buy World Series tickets and was shocked to see I was #24,000, a relatively low number, I thought. But by the time it was my turn, 45 minutes later, all tickets were completely sold out,«
Meanwhile, a fan named Marco said he was «heartbroken» to miss out on face value tickets.
«I was lucky enough to actually get to the purchase page but every time I tried to pull the trigger I got an error message that they were already purchased.Within 10 minutes I saw the prices increase 5-10 fold until all that was available was price-gouging reseller tickets," he said.
Tickets are still available from resellers on Ticketmaster, and currently going for $2,389 each (including taxes and fees) on the low-end in the 500 Level and $9,231+ on the high end in the 100s for Game 1.
What are the ticket prices on resale ticketing platforms?
The cheapest ticket you can find on Stubhub for the same game is going for $2,278 (including taxes and fees).
If you were looking for a potential Game 6 ticket, nothing below $2,246 was available, and if you were hoping for the best seat in the house, a front-row seat is listed for a casual $26,245.
For Game 1 tickets on StubHub, the cheapest General Admission ticket in the house, which typically went for $20 during the regular season, was listed for $1,685, and the best seat in the house reached upwards of $16,000.
For the same General Admission ticket for Game 2 on StubHub, they'd cost you $2,143, with lower bowl seating reaching an astonishing $32,609. Yes, you are reading that right.
For Game 7 on StubHub, as you can imagine, the cheapest ticket listed was no less than $3,808 for 500 level seating.
While ticket prices for a potential Game 7 haven't yet reached the current Game 2 prices, they still reached upwards of $23K, and that's not even for 100 level.
Fans looking to attend a World Series are encouraged to wait for prices to potentially settle down, however, with Game 1 this Friday, it's anybody's guess which direction prices may go.
2025 World Series Schedule
Here is the confirmed schedule for the 2025 World Series.
Game 1 - Friday, Oct. 24 (8 p.m.) - Rogers Centre, Toronto
Game 2 - Saturday, Oct. 25 (8 p.m.) - Rogers Centre, Toronto
Game 3 - Monday, Oct. 27 (8 p.m.) - Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
Game 4 - Tuesday, Oct. 28 (8 p.m.) - Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
Game 5 - Wednesday, Oct. 29 (8 p.m.) - Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
Game 6 - Friday, Oct. 31 (8 p.m.) - Rogers Centre, Toronto
Game 7 - Saturday, Nov. 1 (8 p.m.) - Rogers Centre, Toronto
Source: CTV, Ticketsmaster, StubHub
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