Ten Least Expensive Tickets in Baseball
Baseball lovers across the country are anxiously waiting the first pitch of the 2012 regular season; thankfully fans of these teams won’t break the bank to watch their home team (Reuters)
Los Angeles Dodger: $44.49 You’ll have to wait and see if the $2 billion sale of the team to Magic Johnson and his fellow investors will drive up ticket prices of this historic club.
Los Angeles Angels: $49.26 Despite claiming this off-season’s biggest pickup in Albert Pujols, the Angeles still offer fans the chance to see great baseball without breaking the bank.
Cleveland Indians: $49.85 The Indians look to continue to add to last year’s success seeing an additional 11 wins from 2010 and push past AL Central powerhouse Detroit.
Pittsburgh Pirates: $52.21 Pittsburgh faithful look to see the club snap its streak of 19 losing seasons.
Atlanta Braves: $52.46 After a late season collapse in 2011, the Braves look to rebound in Chipper Jones’s last season as a member of the team.
Kansas City Royals: $56.23 The team hasn’t experienced much success since 1985, but fans can make a fun day of watching from the stands and eating good barbeque.
Houston Astros: $59.48 The Astros look to bounce back in 2012 after posting the league’s worst record in 2011.
Milwaukee Brewers: $63.47 The Brew Crew captured the NL Central title last year and continue the hunt for the team’s first World Series victory.
Minnesota Twins: $64.67 Injuries plagued the Twins in 2011, but fans still came out in droves with attendance of more than three million fans for the second year in a row--not bad for a team founded back in 1894.
Washington Nationals: $65.11 The return of Stephen Strasburg boasts well for a club that looks to finish above .500 for the first time since relocating to the nation’s capital.