According to online marketplace TickPick, tickets for next week’s MLB All-Star Game in Seattle are averaging as the most expensive in the history of the event. The average purchase price on TickPick ahead of the game is $797, which is 67% higher than the 2022 All-Star Game held at Dodger Stadium ($477). This year’s Midsummer Classic will take place at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, which previously hosted the All-Star Game in 2001. The Kingdome, the first home of the Mariners, hosted in 1979.
TickPick’s cheapest available tickets for the All-Star Game start at $369, while the highest-priced tickets are listed for over $2,900. The previous record for the most expensive MLB All-Star Game, according to TickPick, was the 2018 All-Star Game hosted by the Washington Nationals, with an average purchase price of $521.
In addition to the All-Star Game, T-Mobile Park will also host the MLB Home Run Derby on July 10, the night before the All-Star Game. This year’s All-Star Weekend will also feature the debut of the Swingman Classic HBCU All-Star Game, played on Friday at T-Mobile Park.
Other events scheduled for the All-Star Weekend in Seattle include the Futures Game and Celebrity Softball Game on Saturday, July 8. Participants in the Celebrity Softball Game will include NBA stars Donovan Mitchell and Zach LaVine, retired MLB stars Adam Jones, Félix Hernández, Ryan Howard, and Mike Cameron, Real Madrid soccer player Rodrygo, Olympic snowboard gold medalist Chloe Kim, and softball legend Jennie Finch.
The increased demand for tickets to the MLB All-Star Game reflects a broader trend of increased attendance across the league this season, which is the first to feature a pitch clock aimed at reducing game times. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred has stated that the league is projecting a 6% to 8% increase in full-season attendance compared to the 2022 season.