Newer ballparks highlight Arizona MLB spring training circuit
Arizona has a long history of hosting major league spring training camps. Once home to eight teams, a recent building boom of new ballparks has led to half of the…
Baseball
When it comes to sports history, no sport has a history quite like baseball. Great players from the early 1900’s are still known by all baseball fans today, great moments still talked about and records still be broken. People in the U.S. are most familiar with Major League Baseball, which was founded in 1876, but as the years have past, baseball leagues have continued to emerge around the world. Baseball has long been referred to as “America’s Pastime”, has become the world’s game.
And that is evident, whenever you buy a ticket to see a baseball game. Players from around the world fill the rosters of Major League teams, and will continue to for as long as the game goes on. Baseball has recently capitalized on the growing popularity of the sport around the world with the implementation of the World Baseball Classic, or WBC. Teams representing countries battle it out to see whose country has the best players. Though still in its infancy, the WBC is becoming a popular event among baseball purists.
Dynamic pricing trend sweeps across Major League Baseball
From Atlanta to San Diego, more and more Major League Baseball teams are implementing dynamic pricing for their tickets. The Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres and Chicago Cubs are among…
MLB postseason schedule benefits ticket brokers
Major League Baseball (MLB) made it official this week: Barring terrible weather, the World Series will not end in November. MLB has released its postseason schedule, and the big news…
MLB pennant races heat up ticket resales
Major League Baseball (MLB), long painted as the picture of anti-parity because of its lack of a salary cap, is having one of its most competitive seasons in memory. There…
Brokers struggle with MLB All-Star Game tickets
Major League Baseball (MLB) commissioner Bud Selig insists the All-Star Game counts, but the players selected don’t seem to believe it — and neither do buyers on the ticket resale…
MLB lacks milestones to spark special ticket sales in 2011
A standing room only crowd of 48,103 at Yankee Stadium saw Derek Jeter reach and surpass the 3,000-hit mark unlike anyone in baseball history on Saturday, July 9. Jeter entered…
Added fees increase for New York Mets, other MLB teams
The New York Mets, which touted the team was decreasing the price of tickets in 2011, is one of several Major League Baseball (MLB) teams that increased the convenience and…
Expanded MLB playoffs mixed bag for brokers
For almost 70 years, the Major League Baseball playoffs were the shortest and simplest of the four major sports: The American League and National League champion met in the World…
Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees have baseball’s highest average ticket prices
The American League East isn’t the only place in which the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees usually finish 1-2. The longtime rivals, who have finished in the top…
MLB commissioner is optimistic about league’s ticket sales in 2011
Most of the 30 Major League Baseball teams opened the season last week with World Series aspirations. Commissioner Bud Selig has a couple big goals of his own which are…