1. Ballparks That Will Ding Your Wallet
Buying tickets for a baseball game at certain major league stadiums can practically
require taking out a loan. Add in the cost of food from the concession stands and
jerseys or hats and your children might lack a college fund by game's end. Baseball
fans in Boston, New York and Chicago are bound to feel the biggest pinch of all.
1. Fenway Park: The oldest stadium used by a Major League Baseball team is also
the most expensive. If you want to see the Boston Red Sox play at their 100 year
old home stadium, the nostalgia trip does not come cheap. Average ticket price is
$53.38 per seat. Baseball caps also sell for $20 and beer goes for $7.25. Those are
among the highest prices among all MLB teams for those concession products.
2. Yankee Stadium: It does not matter if you love the New York Yankees or
despise them, nothing can match the sheer amount of baseball history tied to this
team. An average ticket price of $51.83 per seat did not stop more than 3.7 million
fans from attending a game at the 21st century version of the house that Babe Ruth
built. Take the subway if you go, since parking costs an average of $35.
3. Wrigley Field: An 103 drought since their last World Series title has not
stopped the Chicago Cubs from being one of the league leaders in attendance.
Ticket prices are sky high for a team known as perennial losers, with an average
ticket costing $46.90. One of the perks is attending a game in one of the league's
oldest stadiums. Wrigley Field first opened in 1914.
4. U.S. Cellular Field: Not to be outdone by their city rivals, the Chicago White
Sox also live large on high ticket prices. Tickets to a White Sox game will cost an
average of $40.67 per seat. The good news is the team does offer some discounts.
Kids can get $1 seats at select home games and discounts are also available to
students, families, military personnel and seniors.
5. Citi Field: Watching the New York Mets field one mediocre team after another
does not seem to justify high ticket prices. The $31.81 per seat average says
otherwise. Still, discounted tickets can be found on some weekday games. At least
the Mets do play in a newer ballpark, opening up Citi Field in 2009 after spending
44 seasons in Shea Stadium.