Major League Baseball (the MLB) might be the most travel-friendly of all of the major sports leagues in North America. It's a summer activity, games happen pretty much every day and tickets are less expensive on average than for other pro sports. For these reasons and more, it's an experience that is particularly flexible for a travel itinerary.
Like all major sports leagues around the world, the MLB has committed to mobile-only ticketing for its events. All clubs have adopted the use of the MLB's official 'Ballpark' app for ticketing - and some clubs also have their own Ticketmaster portals that run in tandem with the MLB Ballpark App.
Regardless of which destination your clients are visiting, here's what you can expect for MLB tickets booked through through a Sports Where I Am partner solution:
How Major League Baseball ticketing works
For Major League Baseball tickets booked through a Sports Where I Am solution, here are the steps involved:
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1. A customer email address will be required during the booking process.
Most leagues, teams & venues around the world have made a push towards mobile ticketing in the interest of security & convenience. This means that we require a customer email for sports & events bookings so that the ticket transfer can be sent directly to your customer.
We only use this email address for ticket delivery, though, and we will not send your customer any follow-up marketing materials. -
2. We send instructions & mobile ticket transfer directly to your customer.
When the tickets are ready to be transferred, we'll send instructions directly to the customer email address supplied. -
3. After accepting the ticket transfer, the customer will access their tickets on their mobile device.
After accepting the ticket transfer, the customer will access the tickets on their mobile device to scan in at the gate on gameday.
As mentioned previously, this will likely be via the MLB Ballpark App - but it could also be via Ticketmaster or other similar mobile ticketing platforms.
Key dates for the MLB baseball season
A yearly calendar for MLB generally looks like this:
- July/August (of the previous year):
- The schedule is announced for the following year. Tickets available soon after.
- February - March
- Pre-season games are played (also known as 'Spring Training' games).
- March - October
- The MLB regular season is played during these months: Each team plays 162 games over approx 185 days.
- October - November
- The MLB postseason - culminating in the World Series - is played at this time.
- The MLB postseason - culminating in the World Series - is played at this time.
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Baseball seating categories explained
Many of our partners have requested a simplified booking process for their travel customers. That's why our MLB ticket options are conveniently split into three broad sections: Budget, Regular and Premium.
As a rough rule-of-thumb, this is how that generally looks:
The 'best' baseball tickets are generally considered to be closer to the home plate, first & third bases.
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An example of a view from a 'Budget' seat category at a baseball game.
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An example of a view from a 'Regular' seat category at a baseball game.
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An example of a view from a 'Premium' seat category at a baseball game.
(Note: This is a rough guide only)
There are, of course, some exceptions. For example, Chicago's Wrigley Field has an iconic, hand-operated scoreboard, which makes some of the Bleachers seats - generally considered a 'budget' option - more highly sought-after. But the above is a general guide only.
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