StubHub’s 2025 MLB Season Preview: Baseball's Global Takeover Is In Full Swing

The Dodgers Are Back On Top After an Epic Postseason Run; Juan Soto Fires Up Mets Fans

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ahead of the 2025 MLB season, StubHub, the world’s leading marketplace to buy and sell tickets to any live event, has released its annual MLB Season Preview revealing the top-selling teams, games and trends of the season. Global demand for the league is at an all-time high, with ticket purchases on StubHub from buyers across 20% more countries than last year.

Key highlights include:

• Baseball Expands Its Global Footprint - Buyers from 77 countries on StubHub and viagogo, up from 64 countries last year.
  • Fans from Japan have purchased more tickets than any other country (outside of the U.S. and Canada).
  • U.S. buyers account for 80% of tickets sold on StubHub for the Dodgers-Cubs MLB Tokyo Series.
• Dodgers & Yankees Fans Eager For More - Heading into the season, the Dodgers are the most in-demand team and the Yankees have the widest international fanbase.
• A’s & Mets Lead the League in Sales Growth - Sales for the A’s have jumped 12x compared to last year, while Mets ticket sales have tripled.
  • The Mets jump to their highest ranking ever in nearly a decade, following the headline-grabbing signing of Juan Soto, leading to increased interest and demand for the Mets-Yankees rivalry.

"Baseball’s appeal is expanding beyond America’s pastime, with international reach for MLB tickets on StubHub reaching record highs this season," said Adam Budelli, spokesperson for StubHub. "The Dodgers, fresh off an unforgettable World Series run, continue to be a major draw leading ticket demand in StubHub’s MLB Season Preview.”

Top In-Demand MLB Teams*

1. Los Angeles Dodgers
2. Boston Red Sox
3. New York Yankees
4. Atlanta Braves
5. Philadelphia Phillies
6. New York Mets
7. Chicago Cubs
8. Texas Rangers
9. San Francisco Giants
10. Seattle Mariners

Top Trending 2025 MLB Teams**

1. A's
2. New York Mets
3. Kansas City Royals
4. Pittsburgh Pirates
5. Boston Red Sox
6. Miami Marlins
7. Tampa Bay Rays
8. Cincinnati Reds
9. Washington Nationals
10. Seattle Mariners

Top In-Demand MLB Home Openers*

1. Detroit Tigers at Los Angeles Dodgers on March 27
2. Milwaukee Brewers at New York Yankees on March 27
3. Colorado Rockies at Philadelphia Phillies on March 31
4. Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers on April 4
5. St. Louis Cardinals at Boston Red Sox on April 4

Top In-Demand MLB Games* (after Home Openers)

1. Toronto Blue Jays at New York Mets on April 4
2. Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets on July 19
3. New York Mets at New York Yankees on May 17
4. New York Mets at New York Yankees on May 16
5. Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves on May 3

Full data and insights from the MLB season preview can be found at stubhub.com/2025mlbpreview.

*Based on StubHub and viagogo ticket sales for the 2025 regular season as of March 10, 2025.
**Based on teams with the largest rate of increase in ticket sales year-over-year (YoY) on StubHub and viagogo as of March 10, 2025.

About StubHub
StubHub is the world’s leading marketplace to buy and sell tickets to any live event, anywhere. Through StubHub in North America and viagogo, our international platform, we service customers in 200 countries and territories in 33 languages and 48 available currencies. With more than 100 million tickets available to events around the world annually -- from sports to music, comedy to dance, festivals to theater -- StubHub offers the safest, most convenient way to buy or sell tickets to the most memorable live experiences, with every order backed by our FanProtect guarantee and global customer service.