Two young women dressed in costume occupy luxury seats behind home plate in the second inning of a baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Houston Astros in New York, Wednesday, April 6, 2016. The women are among a group of fans who were awarded luxury seats in the Yankees Legends Suites section as part of a stunt by television personality John Oliver. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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NEW YORK (AP) - John Oliver has put more "riff-raff" in the premium seats at Yankee Stadium.
Two young women dressed in unicorn costumes and two others in shark costumes sat in the second row behind home plate Wednesday night, the latest fans to win high-priced tickets for 25 cents apiece from HBO's "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" after promising to dress like "riff-raff" at the ballpark.
Oliver is looking to shake things up during New York's season-opening series this week against Houston. Claiming the Yankees are elitist, the comedian is selling premium seats for a quarter to fans who pledge to dress as though they don't belong there.
Two male fans wore yellow and green Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles outfits in the Legends Suites luxury seats at Tuesday's game.
After the Yankees announced that fans no longer could print tickets at home, chief operating officer Lonn Trost explained on radio station WFAN in February that someone buying a discounted ticket from a resale service "may be someone who has never sat in a premium location, so that's a frustration to our existing fan base."
Two girls dressed wearing unicorn costumes sit in luxury seats behind home plate during a baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Houston Astros in New York, Wednesday, April 6, 2016. The pair are among a group of fans who were awarded 25 cent seats by television personality John Oliver. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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New York Yankees Carlos Beltran, right,and Brett Gardner, center, greet Yankees designated hitter Alex Rodriguez (13) after Rodriguez and Gardner scored on Brian McCann's first-inning, two-run double off Houston Astros starting pitcher Collin McHugh in a baseball game in New York, Wednesday, April 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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Houston Astros catcher Jason Castro, left and New York Yankees Mark Teixeira watch Teixeira's third-inning, three-run home run off Houston Astros relief pitcher Michael Feliz in a baseball game in New York, Wednesday, April 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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