Going to a Marlins game this year? Almost half of single-game tickets will still be $25 or less
Want to catch a baseball game at Marlins Park this season? For the second consecutive year, getting in the door won’t put a big dent in your wallet.
The Marlins announced Monday that they are not increasing prices for their single-game tickets this season, meaning close to half of tickets will cost no more than $25 and more than 25% are less than $20.
The first day to buy single-game tickets is Saturday when the team hosts its annual FanFest at the ballpark. Pre-sale for those tickets began Tuesday for Marlins Members and continues Wednesday for Marlins Insiders.
It’s a continuation of the Marlins’ efforts to make a night to the ballpark more affordable for fans and, in turn, help continue filling seats.
The team added two standing-room-only zones before the 2019 season, one in center field and one in right. Tickets for those areas cost just $10.
Right field also hosts the Comunidad 305 section, which allows fans to showcase their heritage. The idea stemmed from the excitement of the World Baseball Classic. Instruments, flags, and noisemakers will be allowed in the area, and tickets are $8 per game.
There’s also the 3o5 menu, which features eight traditional ballpark menu items that will be either $3 or $5. Items for sale at $3: Hot dogs, popcorn, pretzels, nachos, water bottles, and 16-ounce sodas. Mojo pork tacos and 12-ounce draft beers will be available for $5.
The Marlins, coming off a National League-worst 57-105 record, open the season at home for the seventh consecutive year, this time with a four-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies. Opening Day is March 26 with first pitch set for 4:10 p.m.
The Marlins have had the lowest attendance in MLB each of the past two years, the first two under the Bruce Sherman and Derek Jeter ownership group. Marlins Park averaged 10,013 fans in 2018 and 10,016 in 2019.
The Marlins’ past two seasons account for two of MLB’s five lowest attendance totals since 1999, the other three being held by the Montreal Expos.
But this is also worth pointing out: Not all attendance tracking in Major League Baseball is created equal.
The Sherman and Jeter ownership group has stopped factoring discounted tickets into their attendance number, causing the already dwindling numbers to take yet another hit even if the crowds at Marlins Park at times look similar to the ones during the Jeffery Loria regime.
This story was originally published February 4, 2020 at 11:13 AM.
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