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Yankees Tickets For Derek Jeter's Final Home Game 598% More Expensive Than Rest Of Homestand
The New York Yankees have hit the home stretch. The Yankees start a series against the Toronto Blue Jays Thursday night for the start of eight home games in eight days for the final homestand of the 2014 season. With the Baltimore Orioles having already clinched the American League East and four teams in front of New York for the second American League Wild Card spot, there is little chance for the Yankees to make the postseason. According to FanGraphs, the Yankees have a 0.2% chance of appearing in the Wild Card game. That gives a 99.8% chance these eight home games will be the last for Derek Jeter. Even with that type of certainty, the average price for New York Yankees tickets on the secondary market is not affected until the final home game on September 25.
According to TiqIQ, the average price for Jeter’s final home game is currently $656.23 on the secondary market. That makes the game 501% more expensive than the next highest priced remaining game at Yankee Stadium. The get-in price of $190 for next Thursday’s game would be the second most expensive average across the other seven games.
For Yankees fans not able to attend the finale, the previous seven games represent a relative steal. The most expensive average is $108.78. Of those games, the most expensive get-in price is $14 for Thursday’s game against Toronto.
While the Yankee Stadium finale is still easily the most expensive game game across Major League Baseball in the regular season, the average price has dropped over the past month. The price for the game peaked at the start of September with an average price of $790.50. The get-in price has also dropped from its peak in late August when the cheapest available ticket on the secondary market was $254.
Jeter’s final regular season game will not be played in the Bronx, but instead at Fenway Park in Boston. While the Red Sox sit in last place in the AL East and ticket prices have been falling for a team that spend the first half of the season with the highest secondary market average in baseball, Jeter’s final games will have a significant premium. Red Sox tickets for all three games against the Yankees starting on September 26 have an average price above $200. The most expensive average for Boston’s preceding series against Tampa Bay is $53.
The regular season finale at Fenway Park has an average price of $445.88 with a get-in price of $177. The average is 87% above the next most expensive game on the previous day. While opposing teams’ fans have been lining up to pay respect to Jeter all season, fans of the Yankees’ biggest rival will be no exception.
While many Yankees fans would have rather sent their captain out with one final World Series championship, a big farewell in the Bronx and a season ending series against the Red Sox might be the next best thing.
| DATE | OPPENENT | AVERAGE PRICE | GET-IN PRICE |
| 9/18/2014 | vs. Toronto | $98.84 | $14 |
| 9/19/2014 | vs. Toronto | $90.76 | $10 |
| 9/20/2014 | vs. Toronto | $70.05 | $11 |
| 9/21/2014 | vs. Toronto | $108.78 | $12 |
| 9/22/2014 | vs. Baltimore | $86.87 | $11 |
| 9/23/2014 | vs. Baltimore | $106.37 | $11 |
| 9/24/2014 | vs. Baltimore | $95.96 | $8 |
| 9/25/2014 | vs. Baltimore | $656.23 | $190 |
| 9/26/2014 | @ Boston | $215.29 | $79 |
| 9/27/2014 | @ Boston | $238.23 | $39 |
| 9/28/2014 | @ Boston | $445.88 | $177 |
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