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$2,625 Top Ticket At Yankee Stadium

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The Associated Press

Published: March 21, 2009

NEW YORK - Two grand? Fuhgetaboutit.

If you want to buy a front-row seat at the new Yankee Stadium for an individual game, the list price of a ticket is $2,625.

Individual game sales for the first season of the $1.5 billion ballpark start Tuesday, and the Legends Seats that ring the infield start at $525 a game, according to the team's Web site. Those seats cost $500-$2,500 as part of full season tickets, and they include food and soft drinks.

Other field level seats cost $95, $150, $275, $300, $350 and $375. Then comes the Delta Sky360 Suite, where tickets are $375-$800, and main level tickets, which are priced at $60, $80, $95 and $150.

On the top deck, seats in the Jim Beam Suite go for $130-$150. Terrace seats are $50, $75 and $85, and grandstand tickets cost $23 and $30. Full view bleachers are $14.

The Yankees said last summer that they had sold 3,500 of 4,300 premium seats as part of season plans, but sales slowed when the recession intensified. They had an open house last weekend to try to sell more seats.

Across town at the Mets' Citi Field, where individual game sales began last weekend, the Mets have 35 categories of tickets. The Mets' top tickets, which sold out as part of season plans, are priced at $295-$695 and average $495. Their lowest-priced seats go for $11-27.

Posada Clears Another Hurdle

TAMPA - Jorge Posada made his first three throws to second base on stolen base attempts in spring training without any problems during a minor-league intrasquad game Friday.

"It was good," Posada said, rehabilitating from right shoulder surgery July 30. "The last one was the best one I threw. Based on the way I felt coming up, staying back and throwing through the bag instead of throwing to the bag. It still had some carry when it got to second base."

Posada and left-hander Andy Pettitte played for Double-A Trenton against Triple-A Scranton/Wikes-Barre at the Yankees' minor-league complex.

"He looked good," Pettitte said. "He said he felt good, that's the important thing. He looked normal to me. I know it's a battle for him getting off that surgery and coming back from it. I think this is another step."

Runners were successful on all three stolen base attempts, although on two of the chance runners got strong jumps on Pettitte. The other try resulted in a close play.

The game also marked the second half of Posada's initial time this spring training playing defense on consecutive days.

"Quick turnaround," Posada said. "The shoulder felt fine warming up and in-between innings throwing the ball. I'm really happy with everything."

Posada will catch again Sunday in a minor-league game that will include CC Sabathia, the Yankees' expected Opening Day starter.

"I'm getting stronger," Posada said. "Now it's the timing part and getting the arm strong so I can really snap the throw down there."

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