Final Tour
Jeter can expect to receive the same kind of treatment in his final season as Rivera, who was feted at Yankee Stadium and in his final visits to other ballparks.
While Rivera’s retirement announcement in March also led to an immediate spike in prices for the Yankees’ final 2013 homestand, the cost of entry to Rivera’s home finale dropped about 20 percent from highs in the 72 hours before the game, according to Will Flaherty, a spokesman for New York-based resale ticket aggregator SeatGeek.
“Based on what we saw last year with Rivera’s retirement, we’d recommend that Yankees fans sit tight and let the hysteria die down,” Flaherty said in a statement.