When Yankees slugger Aaron Judge launched his 60th home run last week, he set off a massive ticket sales increase for Yankee games both home and away. That trend continued after Judge tied Roger Maris’ American League single-season home run record on Wednesday night.
Judge is now going for sole possession of the record — and with just seven games left to hit one more dinger, fans don’t want to miss it.
Ticket sales on StubHub skyrocketed 60% for the Yankees’ final home stand of the season against the Orioles this weekend, according to company data.
Demand for bleacher seats has gone up notably as fans take a shot at catching home run No. 62 — and potentially earning at least half a million dollars for their troubles. The average sale on bleacher seats has gone up more than twofold compared with the average between April and August.
The Yankees aren’t the only team benefiting from massive ticket sales, and their fans aren’t the only ones interested in catching this bit of MLB history.
For the Bronx Bombers’ road series against the Texas Rangers beginning on Monday, sales went up 11%. Monday night’s game has already sold more tickets than any other weekday Ranger game this season.
Hopefully, the teams who have benefited financially from Judge’s milestone season will return the favor. The MVP favorite and Triple Crown candidate is about to enter his first offseason of free agency, and has arguably earned himself an extra $100 million alone due to this season’s performance.
