How To Save Money On Minnesota Twins Tickets

If a Minnesota Twins game at Target Field is in your plans, good for you…it’s a great ballpark! You will need tickets though obviously, and if you’re on a budget, you’ll want to save money on Twins tickets, or find a great deal on great seats.

I’m here to help! Below I’ve listed a baker’s dozen tips to help you save $$$ on Twins tickets. You can probably find something that will help here…use that money to try a great food item!

There’s a lot here, so I’ve broken it down for you…

Minnesota Twins Ticket Alerts
The Twins Website
The Twins Box Office
Third Party Tickets (Gametime, SeatGeek, etc.)
Ticket Upgrades
Seek Low Demand Games
Use The Minneapolis Weather
Facebook Groups
Kids Club Memberships
Bring Your Friends
The Twins Pass
Wait Till The Last Minute
The Twins Community Page

You could have known about this just from checking your e-mail!

Save Money on Twins Tickets, Tip #1) Team Ticket Alerts. This is, with any team, my #1 tip for finding deals on tickets. Do this: subscribe to the Twins’ e-mail ticket alerts. It also doesn’t hurt to request text alerts and follow the team on social media outlets too.

There’s multiple benefits to Twins e-mail alerts…they’ll inform you about ticket deals, of course, but they’ll also tell you about giveaway nights, discounts for certain folks like military members or students, and other specials like $1 hot dog night.

You’ll also know when tickets go on sale for the season…useful when you want to score good seats for a high demand game at face price. For a July weekend game against the Cubs, face price might be your best deal. Always get the ticket alerts, lots of good stuff!

Flo thinks you should check the Twins website too.

Save Money on Twins Tickets, Tip #2) The Team Website. Buying from the Twins website is convenient of course, but pay attention to the newsletter for deals. You’ll pay fees of course, so if you want to compare prices with third party sites, go all the way to the checkout screen.

The Twins offer a number of deals for fans, like senior and student discounts, half-price tickets for veterans, and special savings days. The 612 Saturdays (named for the Target Field area code) are popular…$6 drinks, $1 snacks and $2 food items. They list their specials here.

You can filter by month, day, time and opponent to choose a game…which I’ll talk about in a bit. Depending on demand, tickets could still be cheapest buying from the website if you can’t go to the box office.

Speaking of that…

Tickets on sale for HOME games, no less!

Save Money on Twins Tickets, Tip #3) The Twins Box Office. The Twins have an ample number of ticket windows at Target Field; even on game day you shouldn’t have to wait long to buy tickets.

The Twins don’t sell paper tickets anymore, but they will put electronic tickets on your phone through the MLB Ballpark app. They’re very nice and patient with folks who have trouble with the technology.

With no ticket fees (a significant expense), the box office is a cheaper alternative if it’s convenient enough for you. The Twins don’t often sell out, so even on game day it’s usually a viable option.

Welp, looks like we’re going third party…

Save Money on Twins Tickets, Tip #4) Third Party Sellers. Again, the Twins don’t sell out a lot of games, so you can often find deals with brokers like Gametime, StubHub, SeatGeek, etc. Gametime is my favorite…see why here.

Remember that most all third party sites include fees; you can usually set the listings to show you the full price. If you can’t go to the checkout screen to compare. The fees DO make a difference.

Usually for low demand games, tickets will cost less on third party sites, but not always. It’s best to shop around and compare with Twins website prices.

This is a good time to demand better in your life.

Save Money on Twins Tickets, Tip #5) Seat Upgrades. You need the MLB Ballpark app to get tickets onto your phone anyway; but you can also upgrade your seats once you get into the game.

So try buying the cheap seats, and then see what’s available once you’re in. You might find a better deal than usual on high end seats. This is especially the case for April games, which don’t draw well. Worth a look.

Divisional rival games can be hot tickets…even on Monday.

Save Money on Twins Tickets, Tip #6) Choose Low Demand Games. You can find tickets on third parties for well below face price if you pick the right game. The Twins use dynamic pricing, so you might even find deals on their website.

The Twins draw the smallest crowds in April and May, and weekday games sell fewer tickets than weekends. You can also choose games against teams that don’t pack them in. A game against the Rockies or Rays will sell fewer tickets than a game against the Cubs or Yankees.

April games draw so poorly (and probably with good reason) that the Twins didn’t even sell upper level seats in April of 2024. So if you can deal with the cold (I’ll help you with that), April is a great time to save big on third party sites.

Cold day at Target Field? Not in the Truly On Deck restaurant!

Save Money on Twins Tickets, Tip #7) Use That Weather. Minnesota especially features some weather that keeps fans at home, but that can happen in the summer too.

If you live in the area and are flexible about when you can go to games, check around when the weather isn’t conducive to baseball. They have very cold and windy nights in Minneapolis, but they do get some blazing hot days in the summer too.

There’s ways to duck out of the elements, by the way. The Roof Deck in left field has multiple levels of shaded and heated areas. The Twins Pub on the Terrace level is also out of the elements, and you can watch the game from the Truly On Deck restaurant if you snag a spot early.

Premium seat holders might sell their wares too, by the way. And high end seats include access to climate-controlled clubs, great on a cold (or hot) day. Great opportunity to score a deal.

While less savvy baseball fans on Facebook were arguing politics, you scored Twins tickets with a private entrance!

Save Money on Twins Tickets, Tip #8) Facebook Groups. Season ticket holders can’t go to all the games, and a few of them unite to spare buyers from ticket fees that no one likes.

You can join a couple of Facebook groups where Twins season ticket holders sell their extras without fees. Here are three: the Minnesota Twins Ticket Marketplace, the Minnesota Ticket Exchange, and Minnesota Twins Tickets.

I presume they vet their sellers and verify them, but obviously exercise caution. That said, you can very often find a decent deal if you check on game day. (Remember the low demand and weather tips!)

Half price tickets, and selfies with a Twins-themed Mickey!

Save Money on Twins Tickets, Tip #9) The Kids Club. The Twins have a T.C. Sluggers Kids Club for your little ones. For a small price, the kid gets cool swag like a backpack, sunglasses, and a lanyard. Most of all, they get ticket discounts.

Membership includes a free ticket for every April home game except Opening Day, and half price tickets for Sunday games through the year. You need to be there with the kid obviously, but that’s still a savings over full price for both of you.

Besides that, Sundays are great days for the kids, especially with running the bases after the game and half off kids meals.

You could schmooze the guy at Group Tickets HQ, but online works just as well.

Save Money on Twins Tickets, Tip #10) Bring Your Friends. If you can persuade your fellow Twins fans to go to a game with you, the Twins will help you out. In addition to slightly cheaper tickets, they don’t charge fees for groups of 20 or more.

The Twins also offer cheaper prices for 501c3 organizations and student gatherings too, so if you’re involved in a charitable function, maybe you can suggest a game and talk up discounted tickets for Twins baseball.

On top of that, if you’re a group organizer, you get all kinds of other perks too. Take some batting practice!

Just tell them the secret code!

Save Money on Twins Tickets, Tip #11) The Twins Pass. This one’s for locals, but it’s a great value. The Twins Pass allows you to attend every home game for a month for one reasonable price.

The Twins say you can “watch the game from any of Target Field’s variety of outdoor and indoor social spaces on all levels of the ballpark”. In other words, it’s a standing room ticket. But there will probably be empty seats you can use…and the Twins aren’t tough on seat poaching in the upper level especially. There’s also the roof deck in left field too, with plenty of good spots.

And remember the upgrade…you can check for a deal on a better seat once you’re in the ballpark.

Even as standing room, the Twins Pass pays for itself with four or five games. Go on all the giveaway nights, and you’ll make out pretty well.

Don’t tell the Twins I told you, but they do still sell tickets on game days.

Save Money on Twins Tickets, Tip #12) Wait Till The Last Minute. As game time gets closer (say, about an hour before first pitch) and season ticket holders can’t sell their extras, tickets can drop significantly in price on third party sites.

Some third party sites…I believe StubHub does this…will drop the prices automatically at a certain time before the game. Gametime also specializes in last minute tickets, but you can find deals elsewhere too.

This strategy works best for one or two people, and if the game you have in mind isn’t that important. Single tickets especially are easy to find deals for as game time gets close.

Getting more kids in the game! You know, when they’re there.

Save Money on Twins Tickets, Tip #13) Check The Community Page. Most people probably don’t think of this, but for Twins tickets, try checking the Twins’ Community page. Sometimes you may find something that you can use, while helping your fellow human to boot.

For example, as I write this sentence, you can apply for Twins tickets through a grant for underprivileged kids to attend games. There’s also a program called Learning Through Baseball, that include a BOGO ticket deal for a 2024 game. And the Twins love military folks as much as the rest of us, with ticket offers for veterans.

You could also sign up for the Twins Community newsletter (the form is on the Community page); they might hold charitable events and programs that include tickets.

Who knows, you may be encouraged to coach youth baseball.

Not only do the Twins win, but you win too!

There you go my friends…13 ways to save money on Twins tickets, and enjoy Target Field with some extra money for the great food items and souvenirs. Feel free to drop me a line with any questions or comments, and check out other great tips on this blog…like how to find your ideal seat at Target Field, and some of the great food options!

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