SHO-TIME: Ticket costs skyrocket to see Shohei Ohtani in Toronto

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Revealed Jul 27, 2023  •  Final up to date 6 hours in the past  •  2 minute learn

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels leans on his bat after being referred to as out on strikes in opposition to the Detroit Tigers throughout sixth inning motion at Comerica Park in Detroit, Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Picture by Duane Burleson /Getty Pictures

Baseball followers in Toronto can catch a glimpse of pitching and slugging famous person Shohei Ohtani this weekend.

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Sadly, the Japanese star gained’t be on the mound.

The Los Angeles Angels arrive in Toronto for a three-game sequence in opposition to the Blue Jays beginning Friday night time, and the two-position participant is anticipated to carry out to a full home.

Earlier within the week, the Angels had scheduled Ohtani to pitch Friday in Toronto, and that translated to inflated ticket costs on the secondary market because the Blue Jays have offered out the sequence on the 41,500-capacity Rogers Centre.

However the Angels determined as a substitute to ship the all-star hurler to the mound in opposition to the Detroit Tigers on Thursday after their sport was postponed Wednesday on account of rain.

One fan was not happy with that call.

“Heading to the @BlueJays sport tomorrow,” Jonny Fancey shared on social media. “Discovered on Tuesday that Ohtani’s begin was pushed to Friday in opposition to the Jays. Went to get tickets, offered out and resale at a premium. Purchase tickets, pay a fortune, solely to seek out out yesterday his begin obtained moved again to right this moment in DET (Detroit). Prison.”

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Regardless of the pitching swap, a pair of tickets discovered on Stubhub within the 500 degree for Friday’s sport begin at greater than $100 every.

By comparability, a pair of Blue Jays tickets for an August weekend sequence in opposition to the Cleveland Guardians is out there for $23 every.

In case you are searching for a greater view of Ohtani on the plate and have money to burn, pairs of tickets close to the Angels dugout vary from $250 to $1,000 every.

One grasping vendor seems to be attempting to money in on the demand by providing two tickets for nearly $12,000 every.

In any occasion, followers attending a sport this weekend possible gained’t have to fret in regards to the Angels transport Ohtani out of L.A. earlier than the Aug. 1 MLB commerce deadline.

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The Angels had been contemplating buying and selling the 2021 AL MVP, who will turn into an unrestricted free agent this winter, earlier than buying right-handers Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez from the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night time.

The crew dangers shedding the 29-year-old slugger and beginning pitcher, who leads the majors in homers and OPS as a hitter and is among the many leaders in opponent batting common and strikeouts on the mound.

“We’re going to roll the cube and see what occurs,” Angels basic supervisor Perry Minasian instructed reporters in Detroit earlier than a doubleheader in opposition to the Tigers on Thursday.

— with recordsdata from The Related Press.

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