How much does a ticket to the Indians World Series opener cost?

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The Indians had some of the weakest ticket sales in the major leagues during the regular season, but everything changes in October.

(To be fair, local TV ratings were very strong.)

Now that Cleveland’s baseball team has won the American League pennant, it can’t print enough World Series tickets to meet demand.

CLEVELAND, OH - JUNE 19: A general view Progressive Field during the seventh inning of the game between the Cleveland Indians and the Tampa Bay Rays on June 19, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

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WKYC reports early sales to "a select group of fans" resulted in high prices on secondary markets even before a public sale was held at 10 a.m. Thursday.

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Tickets didn’t last long in the latter sale, either, as the team announced by 10:30 those had sold out.

As of mid-morning Thursday, the cheapest way a fan could get into Game 1 via Stubhub was to drop $700, and that wouldn’t even buy a place to sit. Those are for standing-room-only tickets.

Meanwhile, there were diamond seats behind home plate going for nearly $20,000.

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