In this economy, it’s hard to have any money leftover for that “entertainment” section of your budget. Life shouldn’t be all work and no play, though. Luckily, there are some ways to have fun for free (or close to it.) Believe it or not, that fun can include MLB games.
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Kids’ Clubs can help you get MLB tickets for free
Many professional baseball teams have kids’ clubs that can hook your little one up with freebies. The exact rules and perks will vary depending on your team, but they can include tickets, merch, exclusive experiences like running the bases and more.
To find your team’s club, go to the MLB website and find the team’s general page. Then navigate to Fans –> Kids Club.
Pittsburgh Pirates: Bucaroos Kids Club
Home team advantage! Let’s check out the deals in Pittsburgh.
The Pirate’s Kids Club is called the Bucaroos Kids Club. If you have a child under 14, you get a ton of free stuff, including tickets and gear. There’s two levels of membership. The first is free, the second is $35. Which isn’t a lot considering most tickets at PNC Park would cost more than that, anyways — especially if you’re taking the whole fam.
Silver Package (Free)
- One free ticket (only restriction is you can’t use it for Saturday games.)
- A one-time-use code for $10 off tickets for your party.
- Coupon for one free Chick-fil-A sandwich or order of nuggets (I am just the messenger — I did not pick the sponsor.)
- Member-only discount at the Pirates Clubhouse Store.
- Member card and lanyard.
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Gold Package ($35)
The gold package costs $35 standard, but if you’re a fancy season ticket holder or have Pirate checks from PNC bank, it’ll only run you $30.
- Four free tickets
- A one-time-use code for $10 off tickets for your party.
- Coupon for three free Chick-fil-A sandwich or order of nuggets.
- Membership Kit with a drawstring bag, widget cap, Pirate parrot socks and sunglasses.
- Member-only discount at the Pirates Clubhouse Store.
- One front-of-the-line pass for Kids Run the Bases (this event happens after Sunday games.)
- Special event access, like meeting the Parrot, autograph sessions, etc. These are first-come-first-serve, though, so even with your membership you’ll want to sign up early.
- Member card and lanyard.
How to claim your Pirates’ Kids Club Membership
There are two ways to claim your membership. After you sign up online, you can pick up your welcome kit for free in the stadium on days when there’s a home game. This option is technically free, though you will have to get inside the stadium. (You can try your luck at the ticket counter outside, but that’s not technically how it’s supposed to work.)
Or, you can pay $6 to have your welcome kit with tickets, coupons and all the goodies shipped directly to your house. It’ll take a week or two to get to your doorstep.
What a great program. Our park program is going to see a Pirates game later in the summer. It’s kind of a bummer we won’t get to go, but I suppose a road trip across America is not a bad substitute.
Not a bad substitute at all! Sounds like a fun time…either way. 🙂
Wow that’s some great value for $15. The free option is pretty sweet too. What a smart way to get kids more involved. If I had kids and lived in Pittsburgh, I’d be all over that. Well ok, other than the fact that I don’t like baseball either lol.
Haha liking baseball may help. They have them at all these different parks, too. Though I know it’s across the country from you, the Blue Jays may have one.
Very nice program! I can see why you’d be spending so much time at the ballpark! This could be a lot of family fun as my Boy gets older.
Absolutely. We just have to not spend any money on food while we’re there. That’s key. A lot of parks have stroller friendly seating…worth checking out!
This would be such a fun thing for me. O love baseball, and I especially get a kick out of watching little league. This is a great program that gives you two cool options. Either option is a nice bargain.
Who do you root for in the majors?
I like it when places create “bundles” like that. The added value is not so much effort for them, but really makes a difference to their fans.
What a cool program!
What a great program! We go to Blue Jays games a couple of times a year but I have no idea whether they have a similar program for kids – will have to check into it.
This is awesome! Fantastic that you found such a fun (an economical!) thing to do with your family 🙂
I don’t think the Cardinals have anything like this…but I need to look into it! My boys would love to run the bases. I don’t get it. All you do is…run around the bases, right? They think it would be “fun” though. Am I old and lame?
i need to move by you because we dont have deals like this!
Xo Megan
This sounds really cool. I think we have something similar with our sport teams at home. I will definitely be finding the deals once we start a family.
I’ve never actually been to a baseball game before, just a couple of hockey games. Sounds like a good program. 🙂
We were visiting Carnegie Mellon yesterday and wanted to see a game while in town (went to PNC for the first time last year. Awesome park. Saw a Train concert after the game w/ fireworks.). It didn’t work out, though.
Great program. I wish there was a similar program in Atlanta.
yes! love it. My Dad was always on the lookout for baseball deals when my Sister and I were little. You can have SUCH a fun day and feel like a millionaire for so little at a ball game- so great, great tip!
gotta love our buccos!
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