There’s nothing like a 2-0 World Series deficit to bring ticket prices back down to earth.
After dropping Games 1 and 2 in Los Angeles, the New York Yankees will host the Dodgers on Monday in the Bronx, where fans can now spend less than four figures to gain entry.
Stub Hub, one of several ticket bribery websites, is offering seats for as little as $703 before fees, which is a significant improvement over Game 1 in Los Angeles, where the price for admission to Dodger Stadium was at least $1,000 amounted to.
Other reports surfaced Monday claiming $585 worth of tickets existed, though the basement price rose steadily throughout the day.
And then there are the much more expensive options, like the $43,743 seats on the first base line in the Bronx. Those who can spend such an amount will also have access to the kind of lounges, suites and private parking services that have come to define modern stadiums – for as little as the price of a luxury sedan.
Mookie Betts #50 of the Dodgers plays ball on World Series Workout Day prior to Game 3
Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees looks on after striking out on Saturday night
Secondary market ticket prices are finally below $1,000 for the first time in this series
The majority of tickets on the secondary market appear to cost between $1,200 and $2,000.
Those who can afford to attend Game 3 of the World Series in the Bronx will see baseball’s biggest star. Shohei Ohtani is scheduled to play Monday night despite a partially dislocated left shoulder.
Ohtani was injured while moving to second base when he was caught stealing to end the seventh inning of Saturday night’s 4-2 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 2 in Los Angeles.
Fans and teammates wondered if Sho could go this week.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts made Ohtani’s presence at the top of the batting order sound almost certain.
“I just don’t see him playing Game 3,” Roberts said before Sunday night’s practice. “If he feels well enough to go, I see no reason why he shouldn’t be there.”
Ohtani did not travel with the team to New York to undergo imaging. He was on a separate flight.
‘As far as test results are concerned, doctors everywhere are busy. I don’t have them,” Roberts said. “This is more about me, according to the training staff, Shohei is feeling good this morning, range of motion, strength.”
For the price of a luxury sedan, a lucky fan can sit along the first base line in the Bronx
Ohtani was scheduled to arrive at the ballpark in time for practice, which started at 6:00 PM EDT. Roberts said Ohtani had been taking dry swings since the injury and planned to hit a tee and take batting practice in an indoor cage.
“That will be significant,” the manager said. “He still has to train and swing the bat, but again, today feels better than yesterday, and our assumption is that tomorrow will feel better than today.”
Roberts said the injury causes pain, but “it’s just everyone’s tolerance.”
“I don’t see him being endangered,” he added. ‘It’s the left shoulder, the back shoulder. So I don’t see how that will affect his shots if he can go.”
Seeking their eighth title and second in five years, the Dodgers led 2-0 in the best-of-seven Series. Walker Buehler starts Game 3 for Los Angeles against Clarke Schmidt.
“If he can play, if he’s willing to play, he’s going to play,” Roberts said of Ohtani. “Schmidt will know Shohei is in the box, so that means everything.”
Ohtani clutched his left forearm after being tagged by shortstop Anthony Volpe for the final out in the seventh on a feet-first slide. He lay with the bag for a few minutes before being attended to by athletic trainers and leaving the field.
The likely NL MVP was 0 for 3 with a walk in Game 2. He is 1 for 8 in the first two games of the Fall Classic and is hitting .260 with three home runs and 10 RBIs in his first postseason in the Majors.
Shohei Ohtani, center, reacts after being injured trying to steal second place
Ohtani walks off the field after suffering a shoulder injury against the New York Yankees
Ohtani, a two-time AL MVP with the Los Angeles Angels, joined the Dodgers last December on a record 10-year contract worth $700 million.
The 30-year-old Ohtani hit .310 with 54 home runs, 130 RBIs and 59 stolen bases, becoming the first player with at least 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season. The two-time star did not pitch this season as he recovered from elbow surgery on September 19, 2023, and has been limited to design hitter.
“Anytime you have probably the best baseball player in the world, I think it will help and give some other guys the freedom to play with a little less pressure or a little more freedom,” Buehler said. “He’s been great for the clubhouse and great for our team, so it’s been a cool year to see him at 50-50, just day to day and also the kind of person he is.”
Ohtani was one of the few players on the Dodgers roster to get through the season without a major injury. Nearly every member of the starting rotation spent time on the injured list and the team led the majors in placement on the injured list with 36 and days on the injured list with 2,342.
Among position players, Mookie Betts was out nearly two months due to a broken left hand, and Max Muncy was out nearly half the season due to a right oblique strain. Freddie Freeman will play in the postseason with a sprained right ankle.