A part of a $50M renovation of Dodger Stadium, the
Dodgers are adding seats behind home plate and a new section
of corporate club seats, according to Jerry Crowe of the
L.A. TIMES. The new seating area directly behind home plate
will be 58 feet from home plate, about 25 feet closer than
it has been. The new club section, Dugout Club, will have
565 seats that will cost $295 per game for the first two
rows and $195 per game for the remaining seven. The tickets
will include parking, a pregame meal at the new club and
non-alcoholic drinks. Dodgers Dir of Ticket Marketing &
Sales Bob Wymbs said that 20% of the new club seats will be
sold to "higher-income individuals," with the rest going to
corporations. Wymbs: "That area is going to be very popular
with the Hollywood community. It's equivalent to the floor
seats at the Staples Center or the Forum." The team said
that one-fourth of the Dugout Club seats have been sold and
all of the new field-level seats have been sold. Beverly
Hills-based talent agency Endeavor has purchased six tickets
in the Dugout Club section for around $125,000. Agency
officials said its "baseball-loving" clients include actors
Adam Sandler, David Spade and Ray Liotta (L.A. TIMES. 1/10).
