Yankees appear to restrict ticket sales for Red Sox playoff series

Boston Red Sox fans who live in New England are facing limited access to tickets for the team’s American League Wild Card Series against the rival New York Yankees.Tickets that are being sold on Ticketmaster for Game 1, Game 2 and a potential Game 3 at Yankee Stadium are only available to people who live in certain states. In a warning on the Ticketmaster website, the company said that “sales to this event will be restricted to residents of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. Residency will be based on credit card billing address.”Sales from outside those states will be canceled and refunded.In a statement sent to WMTW sister station WCVB, Ticketmaster said, “Sometimes teams will place geographic restrictions on certain events to give local fans the best chance to attend. You’d have to ask the team about any specific restrictions that may be in place.””I haven’t heard anything like this,” said Red Sox fan Brian Almeida.Other ticket sites, such as SeatGeek and StubHub, do not appear to be limiting sales by billing address.Ticketmaster is not restricting sales for the three other wild-card matchups in Chicago, Cleveland, and Los Angeles, which is allowing conspiracy theories to run rampant.”Typical Yankees behavior,” said Red Sox fan Betsy Bates.”They don’t want the Red Sox fans taking the trip down,” Almeida said. “It’s an easy trip to get there, and they don’t want to deal with that.”The Yankees are hosting all three of the games in the series, with Game 1 set for Tuesday night.WCVB has contacted the New York Yankees for a response.

BOSTON —

Boston Red Sox fans who live in New England are facing limited access to tickets for the team’s American League Wild Card Series against the rival New York Yankees.

Tickets that are being sold on Ticketmaster for Game 1, Game 2 and a potential Game 3 at Yankee Stadium are only available to people who live in certain states.

In a warning on the Ticketmaster website, the company said that “sales to this event will be restricted to residents of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. Residency will be based on credit card billing address.”

Sales from outside those states will be canceled and refunded.

In a statement sent to WMTW sister station WCVB, Ticketmaster said, “Sometimes teams will place geographic restrictions on certain events to give local fans the best chance to attend. You’d have to ask the team about any specific restrictions that may be in place.”

“I haven’t heard anything like this,” said Red Sox fan Brian Almeida.

Other ticket sites, such as SeatGeek and StubHub, do not appear to be limiting sales by billing address.

Ticketmaster is not restricting sales for the three other wild-card matchups in Chicago, Cleveland, and Los Angeles, which is allowing conspiracy theories to run rampant.

“Typical Yankees behavior,” said Red Sox fan Betsy Bates.

“They don’t want the Red Sox fans taking the trip down,” Almeida said. “It’s an easy trip to get there, and they don’t want to deal with that.”

The Yankees are hosting all three of the games in the series, with Game 1 set for Tuesday night.

WCVB has contacted the New York Yankees for a response.