Capital One just dropped a fresh batch of cardholder-exclusive baseball tickets, and if you're sitting on a stash of miles, this is one of the best non-travel redemptions out there right now.

Through the Capital One Entertainment portal, eligible cardholders can grab tickets to games at all 30 MLB stadiums for August and September. The catch that matters: pricing varies wildly depending on which listing you click, so knowing what to look for is everything here.

What to book: Search for tickets labeled "Cardholder Exclusive Tickets by Capital One" or "Pay With Rewards Only." These run just 5,000 miles per ticket, often for seats a few rows behind the dugout or in other premium field-level sections. That's roughly a 1.5 to 2 cent-per-mile redemption on seats that would otherwise cost $75 to $150 or more through a regular ticket marketplace.

What to avoid: Skip anything tagged "Powered by Vivid Seats." Those listings pull from general ticket inventory, and the redemption value drops considerably, sometimes down to half a cent per mile or worse.

How to grab them: Log into your Capital One account and head to the Entertainment portal. Select MLB Single Game Tickets, pick your team, and filter through available dates for August and September games. Inventory is limited to a handful of these premium seats per game, so they move fast once a new batch drops.

You don't need a specific card to access these tickets as long as you're an eligible Capital One rewards cardholder, though a card like the Venture X makes racking up the miles to use here far easier thanks to its 2x miles on everyday purchases. If you're still weighing which Capital One card fits your spending, our Capital One Rewards Complete Guide breaks down every option side by side, and our deep dive on understanding Capital One miles covers other redemption sweet spots beyond baseball season.

Bottom line: this is one of the strongest non-flight uses of Capital One miles available today, and it won't last. If you've got miles piling up and a ballpark on your bucket list, check availability now before the good seats disappear.

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