Hottest MLB Matchups of 2010: Yankees, Red Sox Tickets Dominate
Thursday, April 1st, 2010To say the most anticipated matchups of the 2010 MLB season are dominated by the Yankees and Red Sox would be a gross understatement. The Red Sox are playing in 57 (30 Home / 27 Away) of hottest 100 games of 2010. The Yankees are playing in 41 (14 Home / 27 Away).
Which teams are playing in the most anticipated games of the year? The answer might surprise you. Here is a look at the teams most represented in the top 100 hottest games of the year.
Team Home Games Away Games Total
Red Sox 30 27 57 (18 games vs Yankees)
Blue Jays 17 3 20 (13 games vs Yankees or Red Sox)
Yankees 14 27 41 (18 games vs Red Sox)
Mariners 9 1 10 (10 games vs Yankees or Red Sox)
White Sox 5 3 8 (3 games vs Yankees or Red Sox)
Dodgers 4 3 7 (6 games vs Yankees or Red Sox)
Mets 4 3 7 (6 games vs Yankees or Red Sox)
Cubs 4 3 7 (0 games vs Yankees or Red Sox)
Phillies 3 6 9 (5 games vs Yankees or Red Sox)
Giants 3 0 3 (3 games vs Yankees or Red Sox)
Top 20 Hottest MLB Tickets of 2010
Eight of the top 20 hottest games of 2010 are Red Sox vs Yankees. That is even more impressive when you consider that the top three events are MLB All-Star Weekend related. All but one of those top non-All-Star Weekend games involve either the Yankees or the Red Sox.
Game Average Price Date Venue
1. MLB All Star All Session Strip……………… $2,287 7/10/10 Angel Stadium
2. MLB All Star Game (tickets)…………………. $905 7/13/10 Angel Stadium
3. MLB – Home Run Derby (tickets)……………$539 7/12/10 Angel Stadium
4. Yankees @ Red Sox (tickets)…………………$394 4/4/10 Fenway Park (MLB season opener)
5. Boston Red Sox @ Twins (tickets)…………..$360 4/12/10 Target Field (home opener)
6. L.A. Angels @ Yankees (tickets)……………..$259 4/13/10 Yankee Stadium (home opener)
7. New York Yankees @ Red Sox (tickets)……$258 10/3/10 Fenway Park
8. L.A. Dodgers @ Red Sox (tickets)……………$256 6/19/10 Fenway Park
9. New York Yankees @ Red Sox (tickets)…….$256 10/2/10 Fenway Park
10. New York Yankees @ Red Sox (tickets)…..$252 10/1/10 Fenway Park
11. New York Yankees @ Red Sox (tickets)…..$248 5/7/10 Fenway Park
12. New York Yankees @ Red Sox (tickets)…..$246 5/8/10 Fenway Park
13. L.A. Dodgers @ Red Sox (tickets)…………..$243 6/20/10 Fenway Park
14. L.A. Dodgers @ Red Sox (tickets)…………..$233 6/18/10 Fenway Park
15. New York Yankees @ Mets (tickets)………..$230 5/21/10 Citi Field
16. New York Yankees @ Mets (tickets)………..$230 5/22/10 Citi Field
17. New York Yankees @ Red Sox (tickets)……$215 5/9/10 Fenway Park
18. New York Yankees @ Red Sox (tickets)……$215 5/9/10 Fenway Park
19. Boston Red Sox @ Yankees (tickets)……….$201 9/25/10 Yankee Stadium
20. Cleveland Indians @ Tigers (tickets)……….$193 4/9/10 Comerica Park (home opener)
The MLB season opener between the Yankees and Red Sox at Fenway Park tops the list of regular season matchups. Of course, there are still values to be had and FanSnap makes finding those values easy. Here is an example of the values to be had at Fenway on Opening Day. Fans can save as much as 59% off the average price for comparable tickets.
Fans can check any 2010 MLB matchup for Best Value tickets with FanSnap.
MLB Opening Day and Home Openers
While Home Openers tend to be the hottest tickets of the year for teams across the league — at least until we get to September — not every team can make the top 20. Here is a complete list of 2010 MLB Home Openers.
- New York Yankees @ Red Sox OPENING DAY Fenway Park (Boston, MA) Sun, Apr 4 at 8:00PM
- Toronto Blue Jays @ Rangers Rangers Ballpark (Arlington, TX) Mon, Apr 5 at 1:05PM
- Philadelphia Phillies @ Nationals Nationals Park (Washington, DC) Mon, Apr 5 at 1:05PM
- Cleveland Indians @ White Sox US Cellular Field (Chicago, IL) Mon, Apr 5 at 1:05PM
- St Louis Cardinals @ Reds Great American Ballpark (Cincinnati, OH) Mon, Apr 5 at 1:10PM
- Colorado Rockies @ Brewers Miller Park (Milwaukee, WI) Mon, Apr 5 at 1:10PM
- Florida Marlins @ Mets Citi Field (New York, NY) Mon, Apr 5 at 1:10PM
- Los Angeles Dodgers @ Pirates PNC Park (Pittsburgh, PA) Mon, Apr 5 at 1:35PM
- San Diego Padres @ Diamondbacks Chase Field (Phoenix, AZ) Mon, Apr 5 at 2:10PM
- Detroit Tigers @ Royals Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City, MO) Mon, Apr 5 at 3:10PM
- Chicago Cubs @ Braves Turner Field (Atlanta, GA) Mon, Apr 5 at 4:00PM
- San Francisco Giants @ Astros Minute Maid Park (Houston, TX) Mon, Apr 5 at 6:05PM
- Minnesota Twins @ Angels Angel Stadium (Anaheim, CA) Mon, Apr 5 at 7:05PM
- Mariners @ Athletics Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (Oakland, CA) Mon, Apr 5 at 7:05PM
- Baltimore Orioles @ Rays Tropicana Field (Saint Petersburg, FL) Tue, Apr 6 at 7:10PM
- Cleveland Indians @ Tigers Comerica Park (Detroit, MI) Fri, Apr 9 at 1:05PM
- Atlanta Braves @ Giants AT&T Park (San Francisco, CA) Fri, Apr 9 at 1:35PM
- San Diego Padres @ Rockies Coors Field (Denver, CO) Fri, Apr 9 at 2:10PM
- Toronto Blue Jays @ Orioles Oriole Park at Camden Yards (Baltimore, MD) Fri, Apr 9 at 3:05PM
- Dodgers @ Marlins Sun Life Stadium (formerly Land Shark Stadium) (Miami, FL) Fri, Apr 9 at 7:10PM
- Milwaukee Brewers @ Cubs Wrigley Field (Chicago, IL) Mon, Apr 12 at 1:20PM
- Texas Rangers @ Indians Progressive Field (Cleveland, OH) Mon, Apr 12 at 3:05PM
- Washington Nationals @ Phillies Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia, PA) Mon, Apr 12 at 3:05PM
- Boston Red Sox @ Twins Target Field (Minneapolis, MN) Mon, Apr 12 at 3:10PM
- Houston Astros @ Cardinals Busch Stadium (Saint Louis, MO) Mon, Apr 12 at 3:15PM
- Atlanta Braves @ Padres Petco Park (San Diego, CA) Mon, Apr 12 at 3:35PM
- Oakland Athletics @ Mariners Safeco Field (Seattle, WA) Mon, Apr 12 at 3:40PM
- Chicago White Sox @ Blue Jays Rogers Centre (Toronto, ON) Mon, Apr 12 at 7:20PM
- Los Angeles Angels @ Yankees Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY) Tue, Apr 13 at 1:05PM
- Arizona Diamondbacks @ Dodgers Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles, CA) Tue, Apr 13 at 1:10PM
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