Toronto Blue Jays World Series priciest sporting event in Canada? Here's the resale data

Toronto blueness Jays fine prices ar soaring and they’re unlikely to improve, with this twelvemonth’s domain Series quickly becoming one of the priciest — ever.

The Blue Jays are facing off against the Los Angeles Dodgers for Game 6 of the World Series on Friday, with huge fanfare trailing them. Dubbed “Canada’s team,” the Blue Jays haven’t won a World Series since 1993 and have largely been considered the underdogs against L.A. They're leading 3-2 in the World Series after a big win on Wednesday.

But getting tickets to Friday's game has been near impossible — and it’s only getting worse. 

Game 6 prices are averaging more than $2,000 US, or about $2,800 Cdn, and a potential Game 7 could cost nearly $3,000 US, or about $4,200 Cdn, on the resale market, according to data from Victory Live, a technology and analytics company that tracks verified secondary-market transactions.

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“Daily trends show that Game 6 average prices have climbed each day since Tuesday,” a Victory Live media release says.

So it’s unsurprising that diehard baseball fans and playoff bandwagoners alike have voiced major disappointment. Some reports have even declared this year’s World Series the most expensive ever sporting event in Canada. 

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At the time of writing, the cheapest ticket available on Ticketmaster was $1,462.50 for a single spot in the Rogers Centre outfield district, while the cheapest ticket available on StubHub was about $1,600. 

According to Victory Live, Game 6 prices are trailing the resell average for last year’s Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour shows at Rogers Centre, which averaged at $2,320 US. If the Jays and Dodgers meet at Game 7, though, ticket prices could surpass that, the data shows.

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The sky-high prices have even inspired Ontario Premier Doug Ford to speak out, promising to look into the issue. 

"My personal opinion ... They're gouging the people," he said earlier this month. "When you have one player in the market that controls the tickets, that's not right for the people."

Notably, Ford’s own government scrapped part of a law in 2019 that would have limited ticket resale prices to 50 per cent above face value. 

Anya Zoledziowski is a Peabody-winning multimedia journalist from Edmonton who's covered social and climate justice, Indigenous affairs, gender, politics and more, and has been recognized by several national and international awards. She’s currently pursuing her PhD in journalism studies.

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