World Series ticket prices surge higher after Braves win

The already-high prices for tickets to World Series games at Truist Park went up again after the Braves’ win in Game 1.

The lowest available price for Friday’s game on StubHub, the official fan-to-fan ticket marketplace partner of MLB, soared to $1,150 (plus fees) as of Wednesday afternoon for an upper-level seat above the right-field corner. That was up from a starting price of $947 the day before.

More than 2,400 tickets for Friday’s game are available on the site at an average price of $1,588, according to a StubHub spokeswoman.

Prices are even higher for Saturday’s game at Truist Park, starting at $1,300 (plus fees) on StubHub as of Wednesday afternoon, up from $999 some 24 hours earlier. About 2,100 tickets are available for that game at an average price of $1,707, the spokeswoman said.

The prices also increased across other secondary-market (resale) sites. On Vivid Seats, the lowest price available Wednesday afternoon for Friday’s game was $1,132 for standing-room-only tickets, up from a starting point of $868 on that site the day before.

Credit: Branden Camp

Credit: Branden Camp

At the high end of the price spectrum, several sellers on the secondary market are seeking more than $10,000 apiece for lower-level club seats in the “chairman” section behind home plate.

Prices on the secondary market fluctuate frequently, rising or falling depending on supply and demand.

The Braves defeated the Astros 6-2 in the opening game of the World Series on Tuesday night in Houston. The series shifts to Truist Park for Games 3, 4 and (if necessary) 5. Secondary-market prices for Games 1 and 2 at Minute Maid Park were considerably lower than for the coming games here. About six hours before first pitch, StubHub’s lowest price for Wednesday’s Game 2 was $310.

The Braves put what they called an “extremely limited” number of tickets for their World Series home games on sale online to the general public Tuesday. Fans seeking those tickets found scarce supply and high prices. The allotments quickly sold out, according to the Braves’ Ticketmaster site.

Braves season-ticket holders last month had an opportunity to buy strips of tickets from the team at better prices for all potential postseason home games, including the World Series.