Wrigley now has highest-priced regular tickets

Tickets at Wrigley Field for non-premium sections average $52.56 this season and Fenway Park is second at $52.32 following a 4.1 percent hike.

At Yankee Stadium, where 3,304 lower-deck seats without free food were reclassified premium by TMR at the request of the team, the average is $51.83, up 0.4 percent. Last year’s average was adjusted from $72.97 to $51.64.

The Yankees cut the price of their $375 tickets, many of which went unsold last year, to $300 and in all lowered the cost of 3,400 field level seats.

Their premium ticket average dropped from $510 to $312 as 538 seats along the foul lines were reclassified Champions Suite instead of Legends Suite, with ticket-holders no longer allowed access to the duplex restaurant behind home plate. The shift left 1,357 seats in the Legends Suite, which cost $500-$2,500 last year as part of season tickets and up to $2,625 for individual games.

This year, the Legends Suite seats cost $450-$1,600 for individual games and the Champions Suite $350-$550.

The Cubs have the second-highest premium average at $257, followed by the Dodgers at $222 and Washington at $193. The Red Sox’ premium average is $100. San Diego has the lowest premium average at $31.

Minnesota, moving into Target Field, raised its regular average price 45 percent to $31.47. —

The Diamondbacks have the lowest average at $14.31. The Mets cut their average 12.9 percent to $32.22 following a dreadful first season at Citi Field, San Diego fell 15.4 percent to $15.15, and Detroit dropped 14.2 percent to $23.48.

TMR’s fan cost index declined 0.6 percent to $195.08, ranging from $335 at Fenway, $330 at Wrigley, and $316 at Yankee Stadium to $115 in Arizona. The figure includes two tickets at the average price, two child tickets at the average if available, two small beers, four small soft drinks, four hot dogs, parking, two programs, and two adult caps.