Ticket prices appear to have soared as the Toronto Blue Jays head into the World Series. When, three hours before Game 1 started the ticket prices on Stubhub’s website for two tickets together in the 500-level ranged from $1,011 to $2,545.
The image above shows general admission tickets listed at $763, which sold out. For two tickets together in the 500-level. Only three per cent of tickets were available.
As seen on social media platforms like Instagram and in the image above, the high prices have turned reselling into a major event, with the city rallying behind its team and the #WantItAll movement.
Jayden Brown, was one of the many fans who spent big on Game 1. “It’s wild, I paid almost twice what I did all year and I went to about a dozen regular-season games in the same seats,” Brown said. “It’s worth it because you can feel the buzz around the city and it’s because it’s our team.”
Kaleb Anderson, a membership sales and service associate for the Toronto Blue Jays, said, “It’s like a Black Friday sale in the States. People are lined up around the block. They’re running over top of each other.”
Inside the stadium for Game 1, Anderson added the atmosphere is “insane. Like, there’s really nothing to put it into words.”
Elliot, a ticket agent representative with StubHub Canada, who requested Emerge not use his last name, said there’s intensive demand for this event. “For high-profile events like the World Series, in Toronto, even upper-level seats like those in the 500s behind home plates can cost thousands.”
Elliot added when tickets are released, ticket resellers get to them first, “to list them on StubHub at significantly higher prices, because these upper-level seats are typically considered more affordable, and have been listed for over $1,700 due to the historical nature of the event and the emotional value for fans.”
Joshua Burns skipped a college exam to line up at the Rogers Centre for a Game 2. “I was at Game 7 of the ALCS and the energy was unreal, you could feel the crowd after every pitch.”
Burns was committed to going for the World Series, “but man, these prices are tough. I’m just hoping something drops at the last minute even if it’s standing room.”
Yet for fans like Brown, having a chance to experience of Game 1 at home was worth every penny. “It’s not just about watching baseball, it’s about being part of something special and bigger, and in this case, supporting Toronto,” said Brown.