Your Guide To Attending A Playoff Game at Yankee Stadium

The New York Yankees are down 2 games to none against the Tampa Bay Rays in the Divisional Round of the American League Playoffs. Our Bronx Bombers find themselves is the difficult position of needed to win 3 games in-a-row in order to take the series and move on.

The good news for Yankees fans is that game 3 is Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium. If needed, game 4 will be played on October 8th in the Bronx. Consider this your Capital Region Guide to the playoffs at Yankee Stadium.

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TICKETS

• Yankees playoff ticket prices vary depending on acquiring them directly through Ticketmaster vs. the secondary market
• The cheapest ticket I found for Game 3 is on Ticketmaster for $121.25
• The most expensive available tickets on Ticketmaster has an asking price of $338.40
• Best value could be a Yankee Trails bus package including your tickets, gas, and parking (Limited Seats Available)

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HOW TO GET THERE

• Car Trip A, 87S, 287S, Palisades Parkway (9W), over the river on 9 , Major Deegan Expressway, Macombs Dam Bridge to E 161st Street. - $23 tolls.
• Car Trip B, 787S, 90E, Taconic State Parkway South, Sprain Brook Parkway South, NY-100 South, 87S, Macombs Dam Bridge, to E 161st Street - $0.40 tolls.
• Train - Amtrak from Albany-Rensselaer to Croton-Harmon, transfer to a Metro-North train to Yankee Stadium, E 153 Street station. Book early for cheapest fares.

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KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

• 100% Mobile Ticketing, cashless venue, gates typically open 90 minutes before scheduled first pitch
• ALLOWED; Handbags, totes, clear plastic grocery bags, empty, reusable, non-glass bottles (24 oz or smaller) or clear, factory-sealed plastic water bottles (1 liter or smaller), food items for individual consumption are a few examples
• NOT ALLOWED; Hard-sided containers and bags, briefcase, cooler, glass bottles and cans, laptop computers, professional camera equipment, video cameras are some examples of banned items.