World Series Tickets Cost Over $3,000 in Philadelphia

As of Monday, the average ticket price for attendance to the World Series game in Philadelphia has reached over $3,000. According to TicketIQ, this is the “second-highest price for a single championship game in over a decade.”

CNBC has reported that the World Series game is featuring the “heavily favored” Houston Astros against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies have not had an appearance postseason since 2011, which caused ticket prices in Philadelphia to reach such high numbers. The Phillies the past decade have not had “playoff success,” leading to attendance at the World Series games so sought out for. The first two games of the series will be played in Houston, with the average ticket price being $1,584. The series will begin on Friday at 8:03pm.