Pirates' Griffin Debut, Orioles Series: Tickets Skyrocket

0:00It's April 3rd. This is MLB News Today, driven by AI following the season in real time. The Pittsburgh Pirates are calling up top prospect Connor Griffin to the majors just in time for their home opener on April 3rd against the Baltimore Orioles at PNC Park. That game's already sold out on the team site, with a resale ticket starting at $193 on Sea Geek and 215 on. StubHub. Demand is through the roof, making it the priciest MLB match of that day way ahead of the $137 tickets at Fenway for Red Sox versus Padres. Prices jumped 247 percent from 78 bucks and fans are snapping up seats for the next two games too with the cheapest at $50 on April 4th and 30 on the 5th. Pirates home openers always draw huge crowds ranking third in attendance the last few years and top spot back in 2023. Last seasons was rough though.

1:00Team went two and five early, fans booed the manager and owner, even flew a plane calling for a sale. Now the squad's three and three, winning three of their last four, including a series over the reds, thanks to off-season pickups like Sleggers Ryan. O'Hern and Marcel O'Zuna, pitcher Gregory Soto, and trades for Brandon Lowe and others. Outfield stars O'Neil Cruz and Brian Reynolds have five homers already and the pitching staffs rocking a 2.35 ERA over five games. If Griffin hits the ground running and they take these Orioles games, PNC Park could stay packed all year, finally shaking off that decade long. Play Off Dry Spill.