Cheapest MLB Tickets in 2026: All 30 Teams Ranked by Get-In Price

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Cheapest MLB tickets in 2026: the short answer

The Los Angeles Angels had the cheapest MLB tickets of the 2026 season, with a $6 median get-in price, according to TicketScanner’s tracking of 520 home games from May 22 to Sept. 13, 2026. The Marlins ($12) and Mets ($13) followed. The Dodgers ($59) and Red Sox ($58) were the most expensive.

The 2026 regular season ends Sept. 27 and the postseason starts Sept. 29, so read this ranking as the 2026 season’s results and a planning guide for 2027. TicketScanner plans to refresh it with 2027 data once next season’s games are being tracked.

MLB ticket prices by team: all 30 teams ranked (2026)

The table lists every team from cheapest to most expensive by median get-in price. Ballpark names were checked against Wikipedia’s list of current MLB stadiums and team announcements, including Houston’s Daikin Park and the White Sox’s Rate Field, both renamed ahead of the 2025 season. Team names link to TicketScanner team pages.

Rank	Team	Ballpark	Tracked games	Median get-in	Lowest game
1	Los Angeles Angels	Angel Stadium	14	$6	$4
2	Miami Marlins	loanDepot park	15	$12	$8
3	New York Mets	Citi Field	13	$13	$11
4	Cincinnati Reds	Great American Ball Park	22	$14	$8
5	Texas Rangers	Globe Life Field	13	$14	$5
6	Baltimore Orioles	Oriole Park at Camden Yards	29	$16	$6
7	Detroit Tigers	Comerica Park	14	$16	$5
8	Kansas City Royals	Kauffman Stadium	28	$17	$5
9	St. Louis Cardinals	Busch Stadium	21	$17	$11
10	Houston Astros	Daikin Park	15	$17	$10
11	Seattle Mariners	T-Mobile Park	13	$18	$10
12	Atlanta Braves	Truist Park	17	$20	$8
13	Chicago White Sox	Rate Field	20	$20	$12
14	Washington Nationals	Nationals Park	26	$21	$14
15	Milwaukee Brewers	American Family Field	15	$21	$10
16	Tampa Bay Rays	Tropicana Field	16	$21	$11
17	Arizona Diamondbacks	Chase Field	13	$21	$15
18	Minnesota Twins	Target Field	12	$23	$12
19	Colorado Rockies	Coors Field	14	$23	$11
20	New York Yankees	Yankee Stadium	16	$25	$10
21	San Diego Padres	Petco Park	20	$27	$11
22	Athletics	Sutter Health Park	10	$30	$10
23	San Francisco Giants	Oracle Park	22	$30	$12
24	Philadelphia Phillies	Citizens Bank Park	16	$34	$17
25	Pittsburgh Pirates	PNC Park	20	$39	$18
26	Cleveland Guardians	Progressive Field	22	$39	$24
27	Chicago Cubs	Wrigley Field	18	$48	$25
28	Toronto Blue Jays	Rogers Centre	16	$49	$20
29	Boston Red Sox	Fenway Park	15	$58	$38
30	Los Angeles Dodgers	Dodger Stadium	15	$59	$33

Source: TicketScanner daily price tracking, 520 completed home games, May 22 to Sept. 13, 2026; get-in on game day or the day before. Ballpark notes: the Athletics played in West Sacramento except for a June 8-14 homestand at Las Vegas Ballpark; the Rays returned to Tropicana Field in 2026 after a season at George M. Steinbrenner Field; the field at Dodger Stadium became UNIQLO Field in 2026, but the stadium keeps its name.

Seventeen teams had a median below the $23 league-wide median, two sat on it, and 11 were above it. The Red Sox’s cheapest tracked game ($38) cost more than the median get-in of 24 other teams, while the single cheapest game in the sample was a $4 Angels game.

How TicketScanner measured this

The get-in price is the cheapest ticket listed for a game across the resale marketplaces TicketScanner monitors, in U.S. dollars and before fees. TicketScanner records it once a day, at about 9 a.m. ET, for every game it tracks.

For this ranking we used 520 home games played between May 22 and Sept. 13, 2026, and took each game’s get-in on game day or the day before. Each team’s figure is the median across its tracked games, so one giveaway night or rivalry series does not move it much. The league-wide $23 is the median across all 520 games.

Coverage is partial. TicketScanner tracks a subset of each team’s home schedule, not every game: 10 to 29 games per team, from the Athletics (10) to the Orioles (29). Games before May 22 and the season’s final two weeks are not included. We do not publish each team’s single most expensive game, because one outlier listing can distort it.

The cheapest MLB teams in 2026

Los Angeles Angels, $6 median. The Angels were eliminated on Sept. 7, extending MLB’s longest active playoff drought to 12 seasons; their last postseason was 2014. Angel Stadium lists 45,517 seats, plenty of supply for a losing team. A preseason Doc’s Sports study using a different method also ranked the Angels cheapest.

Miami Marlins, $12 median. The Marlins were 74-76 as of Sept. 13, close to .500, and still near the bottom of the list. They were also the lowest-priced team in Gametime’s preseason 2025 median resale ranking and second-cheapest in the Doc’s Sports study, so Miami’s low floor looks structural.

New York Mets, $13 median. This is the surprise. The Mets “were thinking about playing in the World Series when the season started,” as Field Level Media put it in May, and instead were 69-80 as of Sept. 13. A disappointing season in a big market produced one of the cheapest tickets in baseball.

Reds and Rangers ($14), Orioles and Tigers ($16), and Royals, Cardinals and Astros ($17) round out the 10 teams at $17 or less. The Orioles (29 games) and Royals (28) had the largest samples, so their medians are among the most reliable.

The most expensive MLB tickets in 2026

Los Angeles Dodgers, $59 median. The Dodgers beat the Blue Jays in seven games in 2025 for a second straight World Series title. Dodger Stadium is the biggest ballpark in the majors at 56,000 seats and still had the highest median, with a $33 cheapest game. Demand here outruns even the largest supply.

Boston Red Sox, $58 median. Fenway Park seats 37,755, one of the smaller capacities in MLB. Boston’s $38 lowest game was the highest floor of any team: there was no cheap night at Fenway in the tracked sample.

Toronto Blue Jays, $49 median. Toronto won the 2025 American League pennant, coming back from a 2-0 series deficit against Seattle. The Jays were 75-75 as of Sept. 13, 2026, and the price held anyway. Our reading is that demand follows last season’s run for a while before catching up to the standings.

Chicago Cubs, $48 median. The Cubs were 83-67 as of Sept. 13, and an Action Network family-cost study, as summarized by Statista in April 2026, ranked them the most expensive team for a game night once parking and concessions are added.

Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Guardians, $39 each. Neither is a big market, and both were near .500 as of Sept. 13 (75-75 and 76-74). Pittsburgh has Paul Skenes, the unanimous 2025 NL Cy Young winner, and the Doc’s Sports study also ranked the Pirates sixth-most expensive. Cleveland’s Progressive Field seats 34,820, one of the smallest capacities in the league, and its $24 floor was fourth-highest. Treat both as likely factors, not proven causes.

Why MLB ticket prices differ by team

Four factors appear to drive most of the spread, and contention matters less than most fans assume. This is our reading of the data, not a measured model.

Winning helps less than brand. The three best records as of Sept. 13 belonged to the Brewers (93-57), Rays (90-59) and Dodgers (90-59). Their medians were $21, $21 and $59. A winning team in a mid-sized market still had a cheap floor.

Losing hurts more. The Angels and Mets suggest a bad season can thin out resale demand. The exception is Colorado: the Rockies had the worst record in baseball (55-94) and still sat at the $23 league median.

Ballpark size sets the supply. The Athletics were 61-89 and still had a $30 median in Sutter Health Park, a Triple-A park that lists 13,416 seats. Gametime’s preseason 2025 data, as reported by Nexstar, put the Athletics at the top of its median resale ranking, and the report tied that to the smaller minor league stadium. The Yankees, 86-63, had only a $25 median in 46,537-seat Yankee Stadium.

Opponents and rivalries set the top end. The Doc’s Sports study found Yankees and Dodgers visits pushed the home team’s minimum price to an average of $64.65 and $62.51. Mets home games against the Yankees had an average minimum price of $159, against a Mets season average of $36.83. Our medians damp those spikes.

Average MLB ticket price vs. get-in price

“Average MLB ticket price” means different things depending on who reports it, and the numbers differ a lot.

The TicketScanner figure is a floor. The $23 league median is the cheapest seat for the typical tracked game, on game day or the day before, before fees. About half of the 520 games had a lower get-in.

An average of the cheapest seat runs higher. A Doc’s Sports study published in March 2026 recorded SeatGeek’s lowest listed price for 2,426 regular-season games in one preseason snapshot. The average was $34.82 and the median $29; the study noted that a small number of very expensive games pull the average up. Those prices were recorded weeks or months before each game, and our lower game-day figure fits the pattern in our timing data that typical games soften as game day nears.

A median of all resale tickets runs much higher. Gametime’s preseason 2025 data put team median resale prices between $44 (Marlins) and $181 (Athletics), because it measures the median of resale tickets, not only the cheapest. For 2026 Opening Day games, Gametime reported a median sold price of $154 and a mean of $177. Neither report says whether fees are included.

Family cost studies such as Action Network’s add parking, food and drinks for four, so they answer what a game night costs, not what a ticket costs.

How to pay less for MLB tickets

Pick the cheaper team in a two-team market. Ticket prices can differ substantially within the same metro area: Angels ($6) vs. Dodgers ($59) in the Los Angeles area, Mets ($13) vs. Yankees ($25) in New York and White Sox ($20) vs. Cubs ($48) in Chicago.

Pick the opponent. A Yankees or Dodgers visit or a local rivalry is the most expensive game on most calendars. A non-rival opponent on a weeknight is usually the floor.

Pick the day. In TicketScanner’s day-of-week data, Monday and Tuesday games were the cheapest and Friday and Saturday the most expensive. The breakdown is in our guide to the best time to buy MLB tickets.

Time the purchase. For ordinary games, get-in prices tended to drift lower in the final couple of weeks, though rivalry games, giveaway nights and pennant-race dates often break that pattern. See do tickets get cheaper closer to the game.

Check team passes. The Diamondbacks’ 2026 Ballpark Pass covered every home game for $299, and the Guardians’ 2026 pass cost $59 a month, including fees, for a standing-room ticket to every home game that month. See whether they return for 2027.

Compare the total price including mandatory fees. The get-in here is before fees, and fees differ by site. TicketScanner shows each tracked site’s price for the same game side by side.

Using this ranking to plan 2027

Treat the table as a guide to which teams usually have a low floor, not a 2027 price list. The strongest signals come from teams that ranked the same way in our game-day data and the preseason Doc’s Sports snapshot: the Angels and Marlins at the bottom, the Dodgers and Red Sox at the top. Teams whose price follows their record, like the Mets, can move fast.

For when 2027 single-game tickets are released, see when MLB tickets go on sale. If your team is still playing this fall, postseason tickets are a separate market; see how much MLB playoff tickets cost.

FAQ

Which MLB team has the cheapest tickets?

The Los Angeles Angels, with a $6 median get-in price across 14 tracked home games, according to TicketScanner’s tracking from May 22 to Sept. 13, 2026. The Miami Marlins ($12) and New York Mets ($13) were next, followed by the Cincinnati Reds and Texas Rangers at $14 each.

What is the average MLB ticket price?

It depends on the measure. The cheapest seat for the typical game had a $23 median get-in in TicketScanner’s 2026 tracking, before fees. A preseason Doc’s Sports snapshot of SeatGeek’s lowest listings found a $34.82 average and a $29 median. Figures for all resale seats, such as Gametime’s preseason 2025 team medians of $44 to $181, run much higher.

Which MLB teams have the most expensive tickets?

The Los Angeles Dodgers ($59 median) and Boston Red Sox ($58), followed by the Toronto Blue Jays ($49) and Chicago Cubs ($48). The Red Sox also had the highest floor, with no tracked game below $38.

What is the cheapest MLB stadium for tickets?

By ticket price, Angel Stadium in Anaheim, where the Angels’ median get-in was $6 and the cheapest tracked game was $4. loanDepot park in Miami ($12 median) and Citi Field in New York ($13) were next. Parking and food add to the total, so check those costs before planning a trip.

How much are MLB tickets for a typical game?

For the cheapest seat, about $23 in 2026, the league-wide median get-in in TicketScanner’s tracking of 520 games, before fees. Ten teams had a median of $17 or less, and only four were above $40. Better seats, weekend dates and rivalry games cost more.

Compare get-in prices for every MLB team and the games TicketScanner tracks on its MLB page.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Major_League_Baseball_season (2026 regular season ends Sept. 27, postseason begins Sept. 29; Rays’ return to Tropicana Field; Athletics’ June 8-14 homestand at Las Vegas Ballpark)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_Major_League_Baseball_stadiums (current names of all 30 ballparks; capacities for Angel Stadium 45,517, Dodger Stadium 56,000, Fenway Park 37,755, Progressive Field 34,820, Sutter Health Park 13,416, Yankee Stadium 46,537)
https://www.mlb.com/news/astros-daikin-agree-to-naming-rights-deal (Astros’ ballpark renamed Daikin Park)
https://www.mlb.com/news/rate-and-white-sox-announce-rebrand-of-stadium-now-rate-field (White Sox ballpark renamed Rate Field for 2025)
https://www.mlb.com/news/dodger-stadium-announces-partnership-with-uniqlo (UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium, March 2026; Dodger Stadium name retained)
https://www.mlb.com/news/a-s-announce-2026-schedule-including-homestand-in-las-vegas (Athletics’ June 8-14, 2026 homestand at Las Vegas Ballpark)
https://www.si.com/mlb/rays/onsi/news/rays-return-to-tropicana-field-in-long-awaited-2026-home-opener (Rays’ April 6, 2026 return to Tropicana Field after playing 2025 at George M. Steinbrenner Field)
https://www.mlb.com/standings/2026-09-13 (MLB standings as of Sept. 13, 2026, confirmed via https://statsapi.mlb.com/api/v1/standings?leagueId=103,104&season=2026&date=2026-09-13: Brewers 93-57, Rays 90-59, Dodgers 90-59, Yankees 86-63, Cubs 83-67, Guardians 76-74, Blue Jays 75-75, Pirates 75-75, Marlins 74-76, Mets 69-80, Athletics 61-89, Rockies 55-94 with the worst record in MLB)
https://www.si.com/mlb/angels/onsi/officially-eliminated-angels-extend-mlb-s-longest-playoff-drought-but-the-rebuild-has-liftoff-01m1zfw6br53 (Angels eliminated Sept. 7, 2026, on Labor Day; 12-season drought, longest active in MLB; last postseason 2014)
https://fieldlevelmedia.com/mlb/mets-marlins-on-quest-to-avoid-last-place-in-nl-east/ (May 23, 2026: “The New York Mets were thinking about playing in the World Series when the season started”)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_World_Series (Dodgers beat the Blue Jays in seven games for a second straight title; Blue Jays came back from 2-0 against Seattle to win the 2025 AL pennant)
https://bbwaa.com/25-nl-cy/ (Paul Skenes unanimously wins the 2025 NL Cy Young Award)
https://www.docsports.com/2026/which-mlb-teams-charging-most-for-fans-this-season.html (preseason study of SeatGeek minimum listed prices for 2,426 games: $34.82 average, $29 median; Angels $16.02 cheapest, Marlins $17.72, Dodgers $76.57 and Red Sox $63.31 most expensive, Pirates $44.79 sixth; Yankees and Dodgers road-draw averages $64.65 and $62.51; Mets home games vs. Yankees $159 vs. Mets season average $36.83)
https://www.wkrg.com/news/the-mlb-teams-with-the-highest-and-lowest-median-ticket-prices-report/amp/ (Gametime preseason 2025 median resale ticket prices by team, March 25, 2025: Athletics $181 highest, Marlins $44 lowest; Athletics’ price tied to the move to a smaller minor league stadium)
https://gametime.co/blog/2026-mlb-opening-day-is-the-most-expensive-in-gametime-history/ (2026 Opening Day median sold price $154, mean $177)
https://www.statista.com/statistics/202611/fan-cost-index-of-the-major-league-baseball/ (Action Network, April 2026: Cubs had the highest Fan Cost Index for the 2026 season; index includes four tickets, parking, food and drinks)
https://www.mlb.com/press-release/the-best-deal-in-baseball-is-back-d-backs-2026-ballpark-pass-gifts-fans-season-long-baseball-for-less-than-4-a-game (D-backs 2026 Ballpark Pass, every home game for $299)
https://www.mlb.com/guardians/tickets/ballpark-pass (Guardians 2026 Ballpark Pass, $59 per month including all fees, standing-room ticket to every home game that month)