sport news Yankees ticket prices surge to up to $9,000 for Aaron Judge's historical 61st ... trends now
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Tickets to watch the New York Yankees play the Boston Red Sox in the Big Apple on Sunday are soaring due to an increase in demand to see Aaron Judge try to make history with his 61st home run of the season, as he attempts to tie and overtake Roger Maris' American League record.
Maris, who played six years for the Yankees, is best known for setting a new MLB single-season home run record with 61 home runs in 1961; the record remained unbroken until 1998 and still stands as the American League record.
And according to Vivid Seats, which prides itself as one of the most cost-efficient ticketing services in the sports and entertainment industry, the average cost to buy a ticket for tonight game has nearly tripled in the last week, from $115 per seat on Monday to anywhere ranging $250-$330 per seat on Sunday.
Tickets right by the Yankees diamond range from $500-$1,000, as prices for seats located towards the grandstand infield section of Yankees Stadium are going up for hundreds of dollars.
The most expensive ticket for Sunday night's game in the Bronx was thought to be on sale for nearly a whopping $9,000 on Vivid Seats, according to a DailyMail.com page visit on Sunday.
Tickets sold by Vivid Seats were listed on sale for nearly $9,000 on Sunday morning prior to tonight's final game of a four-game series between the New York Yankees