The 2019 version of the Team Market Report Fan Cost Index is out, it is always something that I look forward to every MLB season.
The Team Marketing Report Fan Cost Index® is comprised of the prices of four adult average-price tickets, parking for one car and the least expensive ballpark-available pricing for: two draft beers, four soft drinks, four hot dogs and two (adult-size) adjustable caps. Costs are determined through calls, emails and online research with teams, venues, concessionaires and season ticket holders. Identical questions are asked of all sources. TMR reserves the right to update FCI numbers when additional information is presented and verified.
The Twins FCI is in the bottom third of MLB this season after the team worked to reduce some prices and their FCI dropped by 11.3%, only the Miami Marlins with a FCI drop of 23% dropped their prices more than the Twins did. Way to go Twins and Marlins! One of the items that jumps out at me is the Twins parking price of $6, making it the third lowest in all of baseball. I wonder where you have to park to get that rate? Heck, it costs $10 just to park at Hammond Stadium for a Twins exhibition game.
The average ticket price for an MLB baseball game this year is up 2.1% to $32.99 and the average price for a Minnesota Twins ticket is $32.68, just 0.2% above last season making the Twins the twelfth highest average ticket price in MLB. The highest average ticket price belongs to the Chicago Cubs at $59.49 and the lowest average ticket price is in , where you can watch the Diamondbacks for $20.86. The Cubs ticket is almost three times higher than the Dbacks ticket.
Average ticket price represents a weighted average of season ticket prices for general seating categories. This is determined by factoring the full season ticket cost for each category as a percentage of the total number of seats in each venue. This takes into account variable pricing.
To see the entire TMR FCI for 2019 and for more information and history on Minnesota Twins ticket prices please stop by our Twins Ticket Price History page.