Didn't Get Yankees Playoffs Tickets? There's Still a Chance

Just had a long conversation with someone from the New York Yankees ticket office. He was trying to get me to buy a plan for next season, but we ended up veering off on the topic of playoff tickets. Although a date has been set for public onsale, there will be little-to-no tickets available for that sale (all remaining tickets went to partial plan owners).

But that does not mean there are no tickets left for sale by the Yankees.

According to this employee, starting 3 hours before game time, the Yankees will sell on a first-come, first-serve basis tickets held back for public sale. These will include regular tickets throughout the stadium, but will also include standing room and new café style seating on the Field Level.

The new café style seating is right behind the wheelchair area and is bar-style seating according to the employee. These tickets (approximately 60) will be $81 per ticket for the ALDS and $131 for the ALCS. The standing room tickets (app. 200) will be $33 on the Field Level for the ALDS, $64 on the Field Level for the ALCS , $25 on the Main Level for the ALDS, and $48 on the Main Level for the ALCS.

So here are your options to see a Yankees playoff game in person this year, the first year of the New Yankee Stadium:

1. Know someone
2. Have had a season plan or package and gotten tickets
3. Be one of very, very few to get one on Monday for the public on-sale
4. Pay up the wazoo on Stubhub or another secondary market for tickets
5. Or get to the Stadium really early on game day to stand in line and try to score tickets

The last option isn't a bad one, especially compared to the prices charged on Stubhub. Not sure how many people know about the last option and hopefully the lines will not be too long.

Good luck to everyone. I fell into category #1 and am going for ALDS game 2 on Friday night. Hope everyone else is as lucky