Dodgers fan rails agains org over paper ticket issue
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The advent of mobile ticketing has largely gone the way of paper tickets, landline phones, dial-up internet, and other widely used products that technology has phased out.
A lifelong Los Angeles Dodgers fan, he’s hoping the team can hear him out so they can at least keep printing their tickets.
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Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernández of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate their team’s win against the Cleveland Guardians on March 31, 2026 in Los Angeles. (Kyusung Gong/AP)
Errol Segal, 81, said: NBC Los Angeles On Friday, the Dodgers told him he couldn’t buy paper tickets all season. He was able to get a paper ticket on Thursday.
Segal told the station he didn’t know how to use a computer and only used a flip phone.
He told the station it wouldn’t be a big deal if he had only been a season ticket holder for a few years, but he said it had been for the last five decades.
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Will Smith hits a two-run home run as Arizona Diamondbacks catcher James McCann watches the eighth inning of a baseball game on March 28, 2026 in Los Angeles. (Mark J. Terrill/AP)
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“If I had bought the tickets for one year, five years, 10 years, that’s a different story,” he told the station. “I’ve had these tickets for fifty years. They threw me under the bus.”
Segal said the team offered to buy his tickets back, but he didn’t want to hear it.
Segal told the station he hopes the Dodgers reconsider their stance. Fox News Digital has reached out to the Dodgers for comment.
The team’s website includes a frequently asked questions page that shows fans how to access Dodgers tickets through the MLB Ballpark app. One of the questions listed asks: “Can I still print my Dodgers tickets at home?”
Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Kyle Tucker catches a ball hit by Arizona Diamondbacks’ Alek Thomas during the second inning of a baseball game on March 28, 2026 in Los Angeles. (Mark J. Terrill/AP)
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“No, to increase security and reduce the risk of ticket fraud, home-printed tickets in any form are no longer accepted for admission to Dodger Stadium,” the response said.
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