The San Diego Padres have sold nearly $3 million worth of additional tickets in the two weeks since Manny Machado agreed to a 10-year, $300 million contract, Padres' president of business operations Erik Greupner told ESPN.
While Greupner did not provide specifics on the number of tickets sold, he said it was "at least double" of what is normally projected for this time of year.
Padres executives submitted projections for the initial wave of ticket revenue prior to signing Machado. Greupner said the team is "at or ahead of what we anticipated," generating even more than they did before the 2015 and 2016 season.