How the Giants will sell tickets to Oracle Park
Team expects to have around 20% capacity during season’s 1st month
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. >> The Giants are still awaiting a green light from city officials in San Francisco to reopen Oracle Park to fans, but the organization is planning to alert seasonticket holders on Monday how they can reserve seats for upcoming games.
Season-ticket holders will be given the opportunity to purchase four-game packages or single-game tickets for seats that will be set up in socially distanced pods. The Giants have three different fourgame packages available in April as the team hosts 13 games during the month.
Tickets to the April 9 home opener against the Rockies are not included in any of the three packages.
Fans who do not have a season-ticket package with the Giants who wish to attend games in April will need to monitor and purchase seats on secondary ticket markets such as StubHub in the coming weeks. Ticket sales are limited to California residents, but it is unclear how this will be enforced.
Ticket limits will be determined by a season package allotment, so fans who have 1-2 seat accounts will be allowed to purchase a two-seat pod for each game in a package. Fans who have 3-4 seat accounts will be allowed to purchase a four-seat pod for each game while fans with 5-6 seat accounts may purchase one four-seat pod plus one-two seat pod for each game in the package.
Fans who do not wish to secure four-game packages will have the ability to purchase single-game tickets to all April home games while supplies last. The Giants plan to tell season-ticket holders that single-game ticket inventory could be even more limited and that seats may not be available near their normal seating locations.
The Giants will give priority to reserve seats for the home opener to fans who purchase four-game ticket packages, but a max of four tickets can be purchased for that game.
The challenge for the Giants and for season-ticket holders is that a socially distanced seating model will prevent many fans from sitting in their normal seat locations. The Giants will
have every section of the ballpark in use, but the club cannot sell more than two pods per row to ensure that fans do not have to accommodate other ticket holders moving past them to access their seats.
With San Francisco County in the state’s Red tier and a move into the Orange tier likely before the Giants’ April 9 home opener against the Colorado Rockies, the franchise is expecting to fill around 20-22% of its seats at a stadium that traditionally holds up to 42,000 fans.
The Giants’ expectation at the beginning of the season is they’ll have roughly 8,000 fans at each home game. Just as they’ve done at Scottsdale Stadium during spring training games, the Giants are optimistic they’ll be able to increase
capacity at Oracle Park throughout the season, particularly if coronavirus case numbers continue to fall and more of the population gets vaccinated.
Ticket pricing in both packages and single-game options will reflect season-ticket member pricing while season-ticket holders with access to parking will be able to purchase parking through a new “Parking Marketplace” beginning March 29.
Season-ticket holders who do not plan to purchase tickets to games in April can inform the Giants they are opting out and be contacted later on about ticket opportunities for May. Any account credit remaining at the end of the 2021 season will be applied toward 2022 season-ticket renewal, earning a 5% bonus.