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October 23, 2026

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The ticket resale market for Friday’s World Series Game 1 in Milwaukee is in line to set records. The low-end get-in price in the hours leading up to the Fall Classic opener was $2,188, according to TicketData. If this cost holds until first pitch, it will set a record for the most expensive World Series get-in pricing.

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World Series Game 1 Tickets Dip but Remain on Record Pace

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MILWAUKEE — The ticket resale market for Friday’s World Series Game 1 at American Family Field has softened, but only somewhat, and remains squarely in line to set event records.

The low-end get-in price in the hours leading up to the Fall Classic opener was $2,188, according to TicketData. That’s down considerably from a figure of more than $3,100 on Tuesday. But if the latest level holds until first pitch, in part featuring MLB commissioner emeritus Bud Selig, it will still set a record for the most expensive World Series get-in pricing and surpass levels seen during the Cubs-Cleveland matchup in 2016.

While it’s common for ticket resale prices for many big sports events to ebb as game starts approach, the current ticket market in Wisconsin continues to show the remarkable fervency of Brewers fans. The club is in the World Series for the first time in 44 years, and the latest pricing is still more than twice the comparable figures for many recent World Series games in New York and Los Angeles.

“This is a clear reflection of the historic demand that we continue to see,” TicketData founder Keith Pagello told Front Office Sports.

Lower-level ticket resale pricing at American Family Field for Game 1 generally starts at more than $4,000 per ticket, with five-figure pricing common for seats closer to home plate. All of the Brewers resale figures are also many times larger than full season-ticket pricing for the World Series that peaked at $395 per game and was as little as $185 in the upper deck.

“I can say the electricity in the city is tangible. You can feel it,” Brewers owner Mark Attanasio said. “I was out [Wednesday night], and people [locally] were saying that as great as a Packers Super Bowl win is, the Bucks, obviously a terrific championship a few years ago, that the city feels even more energized now. I’m very proud of everybody, and that we were able to help contribute to that.”

The Brewers are also holding watch parties at American Family Field for the upcoming World Series games at Tropicana Field. Tickets for those events, priced at $15, sold out in minutes and have quickly generated their own resale market exceeding $120.

Florida Trends

The World Series ticket resale market for games at the Rays’ Tropicana Field, meanwhile, has remained fairly steady. Current get-in pricing stands at $818, up slightly from a comparable $766 three days ago.

The vast difference between the Milwaukee and Tampa Bay ticket markets still means it will be cheaper for Brewers fans to buy a ticket for a Tropicana Field game, as well as flights and lodging, instead of attending the World Series in Milwaukee.

As a result, a sizable showing of Brewers fans is expected in Florida, even as the Rays have opened the upper deck at Tropicana Field this season and have quickly developed a much larger and more vibrant fan base. The Rays, meanwhile, had a late and limited release of primary ticket inventory for Games 3 and 4, with the upper deck and standing-room pricing in line with secondary market pricing.

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LOUD AND CLEAR

Lawn Party

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“It has snowballed.”

—Brewers fan Trevor Duran told a local news outlet about the team logo he painted on his lawn earlier this month.

With Milwaukee making an appearance in the World Series for the first time in 44 years Friday night in Game 1 against the Rays, fans are expressing their pride in all sorts of creative ways. Duran has garnered a lot of attention for making his house in West Allis, Wisconsin, something of a shrine to the team—and even creating a giant Brewers logo on his lawn. Duran wanted to go beyond the standard Brewers flags hanging around Milwaukee, so earlier this month when the team was facing the Dodgers in the National League Championship Series, he painted the iconic mitt-and-ball logo, in blue, yellow, and white on his lawn. Since then, other fans have asked for the same treatment, and he’s painted the logo on a handful of other yards, including the Milwaukee VA Medical Center.

“It wasn’t my intention to go out and do these for other people,” he said after he decorated his own lawn, “but I got so many messages, I wanted to keep doing it.”

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STATUS REPORT

Two Up, Two Down

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Ligue 1 ⬇ Paris Saint-Germain’s Sunday match against Olympique Lyonnais has been postponed by a day due to the riots that have overwhelmed portions of the French capital. The police ordered that the match, which was set to take place at Parc des Princes in southwest Paris, be moved to Monday. More than 2,500 people were arrested across the country during protests last weekend.

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ONE NOT-SO-FUN THING

Empty-Handed

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As the Knicks lined up to receive rings commemorating their first championship in 53 years before their Tuesday opener against the 76ers, the team’s assistant coaches were instead handed black boxes … with nothing in them. The Athletic reported Thursday that the Knicks coaches did not have rings fitted in time for the ceremony, and it was even unclear whether head coach Mike Brown received one.

“The company is gifting more than 275 championship rings and jewelry to players, coaches, employees and other members of the Knicks family, worth more than $3.7 million, in recognition of their contributions and celebrating this achievement,” an MSG spokesperson told Front Office Sports.

The Athletic obtained an email sent to Madison Square Garden employees purporting to offer them an “employee championship ring.” However, the email was actually a phishing test, and those who clicked on an embedded link were forced to attend a cybersecurity course.

“The company had previously sent out an email to its corporate team as a simulation of a phishing attack designed to strengthen our security against hackers,” the spokesperson said. “MSG was recently hacked and extorted using an employee login and password obtained through a similar phishing attack. Using the rings as a lure to gain employees attention was an unfortunate mistake.”

Knicks fans and sports commentators slammed owner James Dolan on social media. “James Dolan is determined to kill every good vibe around this team, and bring every piece of bad karma their way,” Jemele Hill wrote on X/Twitter. “This is just utterly despicable.”