With the New York Yankees trailing 3-0 against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series, the Fall Classic continues Tuesday night with a second straight game at Yankee Stadium. The series, with Games 1 and 2 in Los Angeles, kicked off last week with high ticket prices and StubHub officials predicted the series could break a company record for the event, but prices have since cooled with the Yankees on the verge to be swept away.

The average price of tickets sold on StubHub’s resale market for Game 4 fell nine percent between Monday and Tuesday. As of Tuesday morning, the cheapest single tickets for Game 4 cost about $500 — a nearly 20 percent drop in starting prices from Monday, according to StubHub.

The drop in average price follows a trend from Game 3, when ticket prices dropped about 10 percent between Friday and Monday, with the cheapest single tickets starting around $700 Monday afternoon. A spokesperson for StubHub, Adam Budelli, said this wasn’t surprising given the way the series between two star-studded markets has unfolded, as prices tend to fluctuate based on outcomes.

“Somewhat as expected, sometimes you’ll see a slight softening in the market when a team takes a 2-0 lead,” Budelli said prior to the Dodgers’ Game 3 victory.

He noted that while the entry price was slightly lower than last week, average prices for the series returned to around $1,700, which is consistent with the average prices StubHub saw last week. According to StubHub, sales of Games 3 through 5 in New York increased by 30 percent this weekend. Budelli said this was likely because demand increased and there were fewer tickets up for grabs. Dodgers fans likely view Game 4 or Game 5 as a potential must-attend clincher.

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Updated data Tuesday reflected that demand, as StubHub said the number of tickets sold for Game 4 rose 26 percent, marking the biggest 24-hour spike for the game since last Tuesday. StubHub declined to share ticket sales figures.

Despite a slight drop in general admission ticket prices, demand for higher-priced seats was strong as of Monday, Budelli said.

“It’s always hard to determine once we get into the series how things are going, but I think the truth is we’re seeing super strong demand,” Budelli said.

The average price of World Series tickets sold on StubHub was $1,457 for Game 1, $1,503 for Game 2, and $1,839 for Game 3. As of 10 a.m. ET on Tuesday, the remaining games were as follows, per StubHub.

• Game 4: $1,640
• Game 5: $1,831
• Game 6: $1,835
• Game 7: $1,820

Budelli also highlighted the spike in average prices compared to previous years, as the series could be the most expensive in recent history. The average ticket price on StubHub for last year’s series between the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks was $884. In 2022, the average price for the World Series between the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies was $1,303.

“This is again really driven by two big fan bases and as the series goes on, that number seems to continue to increase, which we expected,” Budelli said.

As of Tuesday morning, the cheapest single tickets on StubHub for a preliminary Games 5 started at around $600. On TickPick, another ticket marketplace, the cheapest single tickets as of Tuesday morning were around $650 for Game 4 and around $750 for Game 5. TickPick did not provide average prices for the series.

StubHub is offering refunds for any games if they are not played, so Budelli recommended that fans purchase tickets in advance as prices will likely increase. And if there is a Game 7, Budelli said there could be reason for more headlines.

“Based on what we see price-wise, it would certainly be one of the most expensive games in baseball,” he said. “We probably should have predicted that.”

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