HOUSTON — Major League Baseball is warning fans about a ticket scam that's leaving some without seats on game day, as thieves gain access to accounts through the official Ballpark app and resell stolen tickets on platforms like SeatGeek and StubHub.
According to a report by The Athletic, scammers are targeting MLB fans by using credentials stolen from other websites to break into their Ballpark app accounts. The league emphasizes that there's no evidence of a breach in MLB's own systems.
"Bad actors" are putting the hijacked tickets on major resale platforms, creating a nightmare scenario where legitimate ticket holders arrive at the ballpark only to discover their seats have been sold to someone else.
MLB released a statement addressing the situation, saying, "The Ballpark app is oper