Are Spring Training Ticket Stubs Worth Anything?

The Overlooked Collectible

Spring training ticket stubs are one of the most undervalued corners of baseball memorabilia. Most collectors focus on regular season and postseason stubs, overlooking the Grapefruit League and Cactus League games that have their own collectible appeal — especially when they're vintage.

When Spring Training Stubs Have Value

Not all spring training stubs are created equal. The ones with genuine collector value tend to share certain characteristics. Vintage spring training stubs from the 1940s through 1970s are scarce because fewer fans attended and even fewer preserved their tickets. The casual, intimate nature of spring training in that era makes surviving stubs feel like personal artifacts from a bygone era of baseball.

Stubs from spring training games featuring notable roster appearances — a young rookie who would become a superstar, a legend in his final spring, or an unusual exhibition matchup — can carry surprising value. Spring training stubs from teams that no longer exist (like the Montreal Expos) or from former spring training venues that have been demolished also have niche appeal.

Modern Spring Training Stubs

Modern spring training stubs are generally worth less than their vintage counterparts, but they're not worthless. Stubs from a player's first spring training game, stubs from new stadium openings, and stubs from unusual exhibitions (like international spring training games) all have some collector interest.

The Bottom Line

Don't throw away old spring training stubs assuming they're worthless. Especially if they date from before the 1980s, they could be worth more than you expect. StubHaul evaluates spring training stubs alongside all other baseball memorabilia — send us photos and we'll tell you what you have.