Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Sitting down? All-Star Game tickets start at $150

NEW YORK -- Fans will pay starry prices for this year's All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium.

Tickets will be priced between $150 and $725 for the July 15 game, Major League Baseball announced Tuesday. That's up from $75-$285 for last year's game at San Francisco and $10-15 for box and reserved seats the last time the All-Stars were at Yankee Stadium, in 1977.

Tickets for the Home Run Derby and workout day on July 14 are $100-$650, an increase from $50-$225 last year. Tickets for the Futures Game on July 13 are $50-225, up from $22.50-$125 last year.

Registration to buy tickets for the All-Star Game and Derby began Tuesday on mlb.com, and a drawing will be held June 16.


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