Yankees ticket prices surge to up to $9,000 for Aaron Judge’s historical 61st home run of the season

Tickets to watch the New York Yankees play the Boston Red Sox in the Big Apple on Sunday are rising due to an increase in demand to watch Aaron Judge make history with his 61st home run of the season, while trying to to tie and overtake Roger Maris’ American League record.

Maris, who played for the Yankees for six years, is best known for setting a new MLB one-season home run record with 61 home runs in 1961; the record remained unbroken until 1998 and still stands as the American League’s record.

And according to Vivid Seats, which prides itself on being one of the most cost-efficient ticketing services in the sports and entertainment industry, the average cost of purchasing a ticket to tonight’s game has nearly tripled in the past week, from $ 115 per seat on Monday to anywhere from $250-$330 per seat on Sunday.

Tickets close to the Yankees diamond range from $500-$1,000 as the prices for seats toward the infield in the Yankees Stadium grandstand rise by hundreds of dollars.

The most expensive ticket to Sunday night’s game in the Bronx would retail for nearly a whopping $9,000 on Vivid Seats, according to a visit to the DailyMail.com page on Sunday.

Judge will play Sunday night and will try to match and overtake Marris’ record in the American League. However, fans will have to pay hundreds if not thousands of dollars to see one of the most historic achievements in baseball

Overtime, which prides itself on selling “last-minute tickets,” is selling tickets for over $100 for Sunday’s game, in addition to the two rows furthest to the roof

Gametime — another ticketing company known for flashing last-minute deals — also saw its prices rise nearly double last week, NBC New York reported.

The median ticket price last week was $119, but as of Sunday, prices have increased to over $200 if Yankees fans don’t want to sit in nosebleeds, which can still be bought for at least $20 or more.

USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reported last week that outfield tickets to Yankees Stadium were up 41 percent for the home team’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Seat Geek has 26 offers to access boxes and suites next to the Bronx diamond for $734 each. Deluxe prices on the website have single tickets on sale for $992 each.

On Ticketmaster, the average price for tickets to Sunday’s game is $183 with the lowest fare set at $54, while many seats are up for grabs in the $300 benchmark.

On Ticketmaster, the average price for tickets to Sunday’s game is $183 with the lowest fare set at $54, while many seats are up for grabs in the $300 benchmark

StubHub — “the world’s top destination for ticket buyers and resellers,” according to the company’s official website — promotes resale of tickets in sections around the catcher area for more than $2,000 each.

Seats near or directly behind the Yankees’ bullpen sell for over $700 each and up to about $2,300 each.

Star batter Aaron Judge needs just one more homerun to equal Roger Maris’ record. The 30-year-old is currently tied at 60 and went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts and a walk in a 7-5 win over Boston at Yankee Stadium on Saturday.

Tickets to last night’s win were also outrageously expensive, as many believed Judge’s magic moment would have happened. Prizes varied in the same way as Sunday’s game.

Judge has gone winless in the last four games as he longs to match Maris’ record. Pictured: Judge celebrates with Gleyber Torres (right) after Wednesday’s 14-2 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates

Meanwhile, Judge has played four games without a homerun, as he last scored in the Yankees 14-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.

However, the batter stays on pace to hit 64.4 home runs this season. The Yankees have 11 games left in the regular season.

Sunday’s game kicks off at 7:08 PM ET on ESPN. Rookie righthander Brayan Bello is set to start for Boston. Rain is forecast.