Overview

• Primary sales are limited to residents of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, with out-of-state purchases canceled and refunded based on billing address.
• The restriction is active for the Yankees–Red Sox Wild Card at Yankee Stadium and would also govern any ALDS games there if New York advances, blocking many New England and Canadian buyers.
• The Yankees say the policy targets scalping, while Ticketmaster says event organizers set such limits and notes other Wild Card series are not using them.
• The Red Sox say Fenway Park tickets are not restricted by residency, and the Blue Jays limit home-game purchases to Canadian billing addresses.
• Fans are criticizing the policy and turning to resale platforms such as StubHub and SeatGeek, where similar geographic checks do not appear to be in place.