Outraged Yankee fans are crying foul — griping that ticket prices for a special game honoring Derek Jeter are way off base.
Tickets were topping out at $9,999 on resale sites for the Sept. 7 game, which will feature a pregame send-off for the retiring captain.
That’s 80 percent higher than the $5,555 price tag on the Sept. 6 game’s best seats.
Demand for Sept. 7 tickets went off the charts after the Yankees announced on Friday they’ll be honoring Jeter that day.
There were no face-value tickets available for that Sept. 7 Royals game, according to the Yankees Web site on Sunday.
“It’s a dramatic spike,” said Chris Matcovich, of the ticket-resale market aggregator TiqIQ.
“The last time we saw an increase like this was when Jeter announced his retirement. We don’t see huge superstars like him retire often, so it is unusual,” he added.
Even the cheapest bleacher seats, which go for $16 at face value, were going for at least $200 on the secondary market on Sunday.
Fans who claim it’s price gouging are coming out swinging.
“It’s crazy! I knew there would be some increase, but this is robbery,” said die-hard fan Dan Gregory, 56, of Saratoga Springs.
He and his daughter, Meghan, 22, have been rooting for the Bronx Bombers since she was 5 years old — but they’ll skip the captain’s farewell game due to the eye-popping prices, he said.
“The stadium just doesn’t have the same electricity when the average Joe can’t afford a game. I know the players feel it, too,” Gregory fumed.
And it’s not just about money, he said. The team should be accessible to folks of all incomes, especially loyal fans, he said.
“Derek Jeter has been my daughter’s idol for most of her 22 years, ” Gregory said. “She’s a Special Olympic athlete, and he has been her inspiration.”
Fans at the Jeter send-off game against the Royals will receive a “limited-edition commemorative coin,” according to the Yankees’ Web site.
A Yankees spokeswoman on Sunday said the team has only so much control on what secondary sellers and scalpers do.
“The increase in ticket prices are from the secondary market not the New York Yankees,” she said.