Apparently, Miami-area baseball fans prefer the long ball.

This could be the first All-Star Game --- at least over the last several years --- where tickets for Home Run Derby could prove to be more expensive than the game itself thanks, at least in part, to Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton set to defend his title on Monday.

“Stanton is one of the main draw and judging by the ticket numbers that has people more excited than the game,” TicketIQ spokesperson Jesse Lawrence told USA TODAY Sports. “From what we’ve seen, the game hasn’t resonated with the local baseball fans.”

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There are still dozens of seats for sale through MLB’s primary ticket seller, Tickets.com. You could still purchase the cheapest face value tickets ($280) --- and get nine in row as a of 6 p.m. on Monday if you so choose.

TicketIQ had its cheapest seat (known as the get-in price) listed for $176 for the Home Run Derby and $157 for Tuesday’s game. StubHub’s get-in price for the Home Run Derby was $165 for the Home Run Derby and $135 for the game.

Those numbers are approaching the cheapest All-Star Game tickets since SeatGeek began tracking the numbers in 2010. The average resale price on SeatGeek was $387 as of Monday evening, ahead of only the 2011 All-Star Game at Chase Field in Phoenix.

The low ticket prices shouldn’t be much of a shocker. The Marlins, a team that is about to be sold and 10.5 games out, are 30th out of 32 MLB teams in attendance so far this season, according to Baseball Reference.

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