New York Yankees


Perhaps the most recognizable and successful franchise in professional sports, the New York Yankees have donned their pinstripes since 1913 racking up 26 World Series championships in that time. From 1923 through 2009, the Yankees played at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NY before moving to the New Yankee Stadium right across the street. The team plays in the American League East and their chief rival in the Major Leagues is the Boston Red Sox, a rivalry that some describe as the best in sports.

The Yankees caused a stir in the ticketing industry prior to the opening of their new stadium after they announced the ticket prices for the upcoming year. Ticket prices of as high as $2,600 per seat were by far the highest ticket price in baseball and caused many fans to be forced to drop their season tickets. After failing to sell out all the most expensive seats prior to the start of the 2009 season, owner Hal Steinbrenner even admitted prices were too high.

Yankees, StubHub battling over site's low ticket prices

By Jerry Beach

The New York Yankees are in the midst of one of Major League Baseball's most impressive streaks — despite moving into a new, smaller Yankee Stadium in 2009, the Yankees have led the American League in attendance for nine straight seasons. But the Yankees may not be entirely pleased with how the seats have been filled in the Bronx.

The New York Post reported Tuesday, April 24 that the Yankees are engaged in a dispute with StubHub, the official ticket reseller of Major League Baseball, over how inexpensively it prices some tickets to Yankee Stadium. The Yankees have the second-highest average ticket price in MLB this year ($51.55, per the Team Marketing Report) and their cheapest tickets are $5 (before service fees) in the bleachers and grandstand.

Florida Marlins bet New York Yankees will boost new stadium attendance

By Kelly McWilliams

The Florida Marlins’ new Little Havana ballpark is almost complete, and plans are in the works for a big housewarming next spring.

The team announced this week that the first two games to be played in their new stadium, which stands on the grounds of the old Orange Bowl, will be exhibition games against the New York Yankees on April 1st and 2nd, 2012.

Derek Jeter's quest for 3,000 hits drives up Yankees ticket prices

By Jerry Beach

The once-impenetrable aura of Derek Jeter has taken a hit the last two seasons. The iconic Yankees shortstop entered free agency for the first time coming off the worst year of his career in 2010 and absorbed some rare criticism when his bitter contract negotiations with the Yankees went public.

The first half of this season has made it clear Jeter is in the sunset phase of his career, both at the plate and in the field, and the Yankees' success with Jeter on the disabled list the previous three weeks (they were 14-4 with him on the shelf due to a calf injury) has led even the most devout of Jeter supporters to wonder if the Yankees are better off without him.

StubHub, New York Yankees prevail in New York ticket resale case

By Alfred Branch Jr.

In a major victory for leading ticket resale marketplace StubHub — and in turn the overall secondary ticket market — a federal judge in New York this week ruled in favor of the company and dismissed a lawsuit by a fan who bought New York Yankees tickets from the site but complained of deceptive business practices.

Yankees fan Andrea Weinstein tried unsuccessfully to buy tickets to a 2010 Yankees game against the Kansas City Royals from the Yankees' Web site, and the site redirected her to StubHub, which has a resale ticketing deal with Major League Baseball.

New York Yankees apologize for information breach

By Alfred Branch Jr.

The New York Yankees issued an apology to season tickets holders this week for accidently releasing the personal information of thousands of individual fans.

The breach was an internal one, according to the team, after an employee mistakenly sent out an email on Monday, April 25, that contained a spreadsheet attachment with the personal information of about 17,000 season ticket holders.

Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees have baseball's highest average ticket prices

By Jerry Beach

The American League East isn’t the only place in which the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees usually finish 1-2. The longtime rivals, who have finished in the top two in the AL East in six of the last nine seasons, also lead the majors in the most expensive non-premium ticket prices, according to the most recent Fan Cost Index survey released by Team Marketing Report.

The Red Sox have the most expensive non-premium ticket at an average cost of $53.38, followed by the Yankees at $51.83.

New York Yankees and Phish tickets among those on sale this weekend

By Alfred Branch Jr.

Tickets to see the New York Yankees this season, as well as tickets to several upcoming concert dates by the jam masters Phish are on sale throughout the weekend ending March 14 as compiled by TicketNews.

The Yankees start off this weekend's onsales with single-game tickets available beginning today, March 11. In addition, tickets to see New York's other baseball team, the Mets, also go on sale on Monday, March 14.

Interest in New York Yankees tickets expected to be strong on the resale market

By Jerry Beach

The New York Yankees fell short of the World Series last season and aren't the consensus pick to win the American League East this year, but demand for their tickets is expected to be as healthy as ever on the resale market.

The Yankees recently announced that 2011 single game tickets will go on sale Friday, March 11 online at Yankees.com and the Yankees' Spanish-language site, Yankeesbeisbol.com, as well as over the phone at Ticketmaster.

Yankees / Red Sox rivalry extends to ticket search

By Jerry Beach

The New York YankeesBoston Red Sox rivalry merely simmered last season as the Red Sox battled a spate of injuries and finished third in the American League East while the Yankees cruised to another playoff appearance. But, the two teams continued vying for at least one title — that of most popular team in sports, at least among ticket buyers.

The Yankees ended 2010 as the most-searched team among the four major American professional sports on ticket search engine FanSnap.com, while the Red Sox finished third.

New York Gov. David Paterson fined more than $62,000 over Yankees tickets

By Alfred Branch Jr.

New York Gov. David Paterson was fined $62,125 by the state's Commission on Public Integrity for accepting several free tickets to see the New York Yankees in the 2009 World Series.

The commission did not buy Paterson's statements that he always intended to pay for the five tickets, in part because his own staff refuted those claims. Paterson could have faced a fine of up to $100,000. Paterson attended the October 2009 game with two aides, his son and his son's friend.



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Month of April 2012

  Seller Score
1     Ticketmaster.com 31.21
2 StubHub.com 15.02
LiveNation.com 8.10
4 Eventbrite.com 7.50
5 Tickets.com 6.05
6 TicketsNow.com 3.74
7 TicketLiquidator.com 3.59
8 TicketNetwork.com 2.57
9 Goldstar.com 2.28
10 ETix.com 1.81
11 Vividseats.com 1.52
12 TiqIQ.com 1.23
13 TicketWeb.com 1.17
14 Telecharge.com 1.15
15 BrownPaperTickets.com 1.10
16 TicketFly.com 0.93
17 EventTicketsCenter.com 0.87
18 Tix.com 0.82
19 SeatGeek.com 0.76
20 TicketCity.com 0.76

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