This post is mainly written for the prospective Red Sox Season Ticket Holder wondering if it’s worth it to achieve that title. What does it mean to be an “STH”? What are the benefits?
I have found it to be fun, cool, and rewarding. Let’s dig in.
But first, a bit of history. My dad bought season tickets in 1968, after the Impossible Dream Year. We had two box seats near the Sox dugout, about 12 rows back from the field. Tickets were about $3.50 apiece. There were no discounts or other benefits — but we had guaranteed good seats. Sadly, we didn’t use more than half of them!
Through the decades, season tickets were offered in several “plans”. The basic all-81-games plan was, and is, called Plan A. Other old plans included a night game plan (plan N; there were only 44 night games in 1973), a nights and weekends plan (Plan B, 71 games in 1973), a nights and Sundays plan (Plan C, 62 games in 1973), a weekend/holiday plan (Plan W), and a Sunday/Holiday plan (Plan S). Plan B later became a weekday only plan, and Plan C became a weekend plus Opening Day plan. There are some long-time fans who are “grandfathered in” to the formerly offered plans such as plan S.
For reference, a grandstand seat, Plan A, in sections 13 to 31 cost $243 in 1973, $283.50 in 1974, $346.50 in 1977, and $365.75 in 1978. For 2026 it’s $4,149 to $5,398!
The current Red Sox ownership has made numerous enhancements and improvements to the Season Ticket program as they have to the park itself. There are now all kinds of bonuses and incentives to becoming an STH. Let’s look at all aspects.
What plans and which seats are available?
Currently the plans are Plan A (81 games), Plan B (54 weekday games not including Opening Day or Patriots Day), Half Season (40 games), Twenty-Game Winner (20 games), and Tenth Man (10 games). You could mix and match, like getting a 10-game plus a 20-game plan. But each plan is limited to seats in specific areas of the park. They are as follows (prices as of December 2025):
Plan A (full season):
Front Row Dugout Club: $57,000
Dell Technology Club: $29,500
Home Plate Dugout Box 39-50 rows A1-3: $41,000
Dugout Box 13-38 & 51-79: $25,000 - $32,000
Field Box Club 29-38, 51-61, 69-80: $17,415 - $20,250
Field Box 9-82: $10,006 - $13,538
Aura Club $19,000
Aura Pavilion $14,589
Loge Box 98-165: $7,302 - $9,180
Pavilion Box 1-4: $6,724
Right Field Lower Box 1-8: $5,191 - $5,660
Right Field Upper Box 87-97: $4,172 - $4,634
Right Field Roof Box: $4,770
Infield Grandstand 13-27: $4,792 - $5,398
Outfield Grandstand 1-12 and 28-33: — - $2,380
Bleacher 34-43: $3,045 - $3,422
Plan B (weekdays):
Loge Box 98-165: $4,157 - $5,308
Pavilion Box 1-4: $3,874
Right Field Lower Box 1-8: $2,956 - $3,235
Right Field Upper Box 87-97: $2,315 - $2,589
Right Field Roof Box: $2,710
Infield Grandstand 13-27: $2,711 - $3,071
Outfield Grandstand 1-12 and 32-33: $1,622 - $2,380
Bleacher 34-43: $1,594 - $1,930
40 Game (half-season):
Dell Technologies Club 1 & 6 rows 2-7: $15,066 - $15,134
Aura Club 1, 2, 4, 5 rows 2-4: $9,712 - $9,759
Aura Pavilion 5-8: $7,332 - $7,368
Field Box 9-82: $4,865 - $6,362
Loge Box 98-165: $3,546 - $4,271
Pavilion Box 5-8: $3,261 - $3,294
20 Game:
Aura Pavilion 9-12: $3,704 - $3,828
Field Box 9-16 & 71-82: $2,420 - $2,574
Loge Box 98-102 & 157-165: $1,713 - $1,865
Pavilion Box 9-12: $1,587 - $1,674
Pavilion Reserved 15-16: $1,310 - $1,376
10 Game:
Right Field Lower Box 1-8: $646 - $771
Roof Box: $594 - $653
Right Field Upper Box 87-97: $521 - $640
Bleacher 34-43: $427 - $510
Outfield Grandstand 1-10 & 32-33: $394 - $484
Are all seats in the park possible STH seats?
No. Seats in the Green Monster and the Hornitos Cantina are not available, and neither are obstructed view and other poor quality grandstand seats. There are also several blocks of field box, loge box, and grandstand seats set aside for players, visiting teams, front office staff, sponsors, and MLB officials. Large blocks in the bleachers and right field grandstand are set aside for group sales.
For those less than full-season plans, can you pick which games are included?
No, but depending on availability you can choose between three pre-determined 10G plans (X, Y, Z), four 20G plans (D, E, F, G), and two 40G plans (J and K). There are published lists of which games are included for each.
What are the cheapest and most expensive season ticket seats?
Yes, you can be a Red Sox Season Ticket Holder for less than $400! Cheapest would be a 10-game seat in left field grandstand 32-33 row 11-16, $366. Among Plan A seats, cheapest would be a bleacher 39-43 row 20-47, $3,045. Most expensive would be a Front Row Dugout Club seat at $57,000!
Do you get a break on prices?
Yes, approximately 10% on average. You also free yourself from the Dynamic Pricing that causes fluctuations during the season. For example, if the Sox are hot and playoff-bound, day-to-day prices rise considerably as excitement builds. You can pay for your plan in six installments January through June, or all at once by mid January.
Do you get playoff tickets?
Plan A and Plan B holders have the right to purchase their same seats for every postseason game. This is a great benefit, especially considering you get “preferred” pricing (lower than prices you’ll see on the Sox ticket site). Holders of other plans have the right to purchase a limited number of postseason tickets that will be in another part of the park, such as the bleachers.
What are the other perks?
Here’s where the fun starts. Red Sox Rewards, everyday benefits, and premium amenities all add to the Fenway experience.
Red Sox Rewards is a great program in which STHs earn points throughout the season, which are then used to bid on auctions or enter raffles for special experiences and prizes, and to purchase merchandise. Earn points by using your tickets, entering various “code words”, answering trivia questions, buying food and team store merchandise, and a few other ways. You’ve no doubt seen code words posted on the New Balance scoreboard in the 8th inning, or heard them on the radio broadcast. A code word awards 20 points. Those points add up into the thousands and prizes are attainable, but it really helps to have a Plan A to accumulate points every game.
Examples of great prizes are: throwing out the first pitch, visiting the NESN studio, and going inside the Green Monster scoreboard.
A particularly important goal is to end the year in the Top Twenty “Fan of the Year” point earners. Those fans are awarded a Diamond Pass for the next season, which allows them to enter Fenway without a ticket (for standing room anywhere), enter the Green Monster standing room, enter the Royal Rooters Club, and exit and re-enter the park during games. Last year’s top point earner racked up 24,685 points! Believe me, it’s really fun to have that Diamond Pass hanging from my neck!
Everyday benefits beyond Red Sox Rewards include having a Season Ticket Representative to answer questions and address special requests. The reps are all knowledgeable and friendly and are there for you. (But if you have a 10 game plan you don’t get a rep.) The reps man a booth near the old bullpen cart inside Gate A to answer questions and deal with Rewards issues.
Additional benefits are:
- discounted ticket pricing
- advance-notice pre-sales for individual Sox tickets and tickets for concerts and other events
- ability to purchase Royal Rooters Club access for your tickets, at an annual cost of $250 per seat. This club’s entrance is near Gate B. The club is a bar/restaurant with good food, and the space is full of historical information and artifacts. If you give or sell tickets to friends, this is a nice bonus for them.
- early entry into the bleachers and Green Monster 2.5 hours before first pitch, at Gate C. Get in 30 minutes before premium/club gates open and an hour before all other gates open.
- special events such as a cocktail party, on-the-field batting practice, and breakfast with Wally & Tessie
- STH Appreciation Week with raffles and prizes (free entries)
- discounts of up to 25% at the team store
- discounts of up to 25% at concession stands (yay!)
- “Ticket Exchange”: the ability to exchange 25% of your tickets for alternate dates and seats
- annual Upgrade Day, when you can enter the park and see available seats for upgrade opportunities the following year
- the ability to donate unused tickets to the Red Sox Foundation charity
- bragging rights to tell your friends you’re a Season Ticket Holder!
Premium Amenities. Here’s where the bonuses get truly amazing. Premium seating includes the Dell Technologies Club, the Aura Club and Aura Pavilion, the Dugout Club, and the Front Row Dugout Club.
Depending on location, the amenities can include:
- ability to invite guests to the AC or DTC, and ability to make reservations there
- ability to arrange pre-game VIP tours, which include some time on the field behind home plate
- ability to have goodie bags delivered to guests
- ability to post free scoreboard messages
- access to a portal to manage all the above
- access to the Ford Clubhouse (for DTC and Dugout Club members)
- ability to purchase a parking pass for a nearby lot (free for Dugout Club members)
For the ultimate in amenities, check out what the owners of the 42 Front Row Dugout Club seats get, who have the literal front row seats between the dugouts. They get:
- all of the above perks; the parking becomes free valet parking along Van Ness Street amongst the players’ cars
- a two-night road game trip with your Front Row Club buddies
- a credential to enter Fenway without a ticket (similar to the Diamond Pass)
- a credential to enter ALL four clubs (Royal Rooters, Aura, Dell Technologies, Ford Clubhouse)
I highly recommend becoming a Season Ticket Holder. The price breaks and perks make it worthwhile. For a Plan A STH, it’s cool to gaze at your seats and have that feeling that they’re yours and you can do what you want with them. Use them, donate them, let your friends use them, sell them… it’s up to you. But you won’t have those seats for concerts!
