StubHub Says This Year Is On Track To Have Best-Selling World Series In History

Topline

This year’s World Series between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers—which starts in Los Angeles on Friday—is on track to be the best-selling World Series in StubHub’s history, the resale ticket company said Wednesday, with the average ticket price for the series already exceeding $1,600.

Key Facts

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Big Number

$550. That was the average ticket price for the World Series in 2009—the last time the Yankees were in the series—according to Axios.

Key Background

The Yankees beat the Cleveland Guardians to advance to the World Series this year, while the Dodgers beat the New York Mets. This year will be the 12th time the Yankees and Dodgers are facing off in the World Series, which will mark five more meetings than any other matchup in World Series history, according to the MLB. The Yankees, who went 94-68 this year, have won eight of the past 11 World Series in which they’ve played the Dodgers, who went 98-64 this season. The Dodgers are the favorite to win the series, according to ESPN, with odds at -125 on ESPN BET, while the Yankees are at +105.

Surprising Fact

The World Series with the highest average ticket price on StubHub over the last seven years—not including this year—was the 2021 series, when the Atlanta Braves beat the Houston Astros. The average price of tickets sold for that series on StubHub was $1,304—just $1 higher than the average ticket price for the 2022 series between the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros.

What To Watch For

Viewership numbers from the World Series. The first three games of last year’s series between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Texas Rangers were the least-watched ever, with between 8.13 million and 9.17 million tuning in nightly. The third game in the series was the first time a World Series game was on network television at the same time as an NFL game since 1996. Some 8.13 million people watched on Fox—while the competing football game had 15.2 million viewers across cable and broadcast networks.

Further Reading

ForbesThis Year’s World Series Is Least-Watched Ever—How It Compares To Years BeforeBy Mary Whitfill Roeloffs