Feb. 26--Regular-priced single game tickets for the Cubs 2016 season go on sale at 10 a.m. today.
Fans can buy tickets at either cubs.com or by calling 800-843-2827. (A virtual waiting room will accept customers starting at 9:30 a.m.)
Because of construction at Wrigley Field, there will be no sales at the ballpark until closer to the start of the season.
In 2015, the Cubs drew 2.95 million fans, an average of 36,540 per game. The total would certainly have been higher if the bleachers had not been closed for part of the season.
Wrigley Field holds roughly 42,000 people, including standing-room-only ticket holders.
The team's all-time high in attendance was in 2008, when it sold 3.3 milllion seats, with an average of 40,743 per game.
Will 2016 sales top the 2008 record?
"Following a deep postseason run and exciting offseason, there is tremendous demand to watch the Cubs this year," Colin Faulkner, senior vice president of sales and marketing, said in a statement. "Between impressive renewal rates among our largest season ticket holder base in team history, to early sales of our multigame ticket packs, we have seen many of our popular games sell quickly already."
For fans who are willing to pay a premium charge of up to 20 percent, tickets have been available since Tuesday.
This season, the average price for Cubs tickets went up about 10 percent. The number of marquee games was increased from nine to 14 in the bowl and the bleachers, while one section of outfield terrace reserve has been reclassified to corner box reserve, with a 43 percent increase.
"We've clearly seen an increase in demand, so that helped factor into an increase in our prices," Faulkner said last November when the price increase was announced. "Our goal is to remain competitive for the long term and provide value to our fans for a competitive baseball team, but also (value) in their tickets."
The 2016 season at Wrigley begins April 11 against the Reds.
