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So you want someone to take you out to the ballgame. With the start of this year's Major League Baseball season underway, here's how much it would cost for a day out at the ballpark. The average cost would be $77.92 for two people, according to a study of MLB stadium prices by interest rates aggregator GOBankingRates.
Full Answer. As of 2012, Americans spend an additional $35 billion per year on sports-related merchandise, including football gear and golf balls. Men made 60.9 percent of these sports-related purchases, while women made 39.1 percent of the purchases. Of that, $8 billion is spent by Americans 16 and older on merchandise bearing sports logos. $400 billion is spent by Americans per year on sports-related gambling, although $300 billion of that amount comes from illegal and nonregulated gambling.