According to Bloomberg, research shows each World Series game is valued about 30 per cent more to city businesses than an ordinary Major League Baseball play-off game.
David Lombino, a spokesman for the Economic Development Corporation, said more fans visit overnight during the title round than during the earlier play-offs, more press attend and fans spend more.
The New York Yankees could play as many as four games against the Philadelphia Phillies in its newly-renovated $1.5 billion Bronx stadium.
