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5.4 percent increase in ticket prices, but this increase is mostly due to the Yankees and Mets new stadiums. MLB Commissioner, Bud Selig, had warned teams last October in consideration for their 2009 ticket pricing and the Yankees may have wished they listened after opening their $1.5-billion ballpark this year.

“I think if anybody in any business had known where this economy was going to go, they would have done things differently,” Co-owner Hal Steinbrenner admitted.

But these changes are affecting more then just fans and what they have to fork over simply to see the new Yankees stadium. Local businesses in Upstate New York are in fact being forced to up their process as well increasing the bottom line across the board when looking to catch a game.

With the average price running $72.97, up more then 75 percent you could be looking at upwards of 200 dollars just to enjoy a decent seat at the new stadium. Paul Thomasch reported that bringing the family to Yankee’s stadium this year may cost somewhere around $410 dollars.

It may have been a costly decision, however, for the New York Yankees ball club and owners as new stadiums don’t necessarily warrant a continued increase in process. Especially with the recession and fans in mind four other teams, St. Louis, San Diego, Pittsburgh and Washington, that opened new stadiums between 2001 and 2008 are in fact lowering ticket prices for the 2009 baseball season.

Twelve teams have cut ticket prices, others offering discount packages such as the Brewers and Braves $1 tickets for select games.