Menu
Closing Bell

MLB Posts Strong Weekend Attendance Numbers For 45 Games

MLB drew 1.646 million fans for its 45 scheduled games Friday-Sunday (June 17-19), its largest attendance for a 45-game weekend slate of games since Sept. 26-28, 2008. Overall, it was also the most highly attended MLB weekend since a 46-game set of games July 21-24, 2009, drew 1.684 million. Yesterday alone drew 572,446 for 15 games, the league's highest individual day for attendance since Aug. 14, 2010, a Saturday. Only two other single days in '10 surpassed yesterday's draw.

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: April 25, 2024

Motor City's big weekend; Kevin Warren's big bet; Bill Belichick's big makeover and the WNBA's big week continues

TNT’s Stan Van Gundy, ESPN’s Tim Reed, NBA Playoffs and NFL Draft

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp has two Big Get interviews. The first is with TNT’s Stan Van Gundy as he breaks down the NBA Playoffs from the booth. Later in the show, we hear from ESPN’s VP of Programming and Acquisitions Tim Reed as the NFL Draft gets set to kick off on Thursday night in Motown. SBJ’s Tom Friend also joins the show to share his insights into NBA viewership trends.

SBJ I Factor: Molly Mazzolini

SBJ I Factor features an interview with Molly Mazzolini. Elevate's Senior Operating Advisor – Design + Strategic Alliances chats with SBJ’s Ross Nethery about the power of taking chances. Mazzolini is a member of the SBJ Game Changers Class of 2016. She shares stories of her career including co-founding sports design consultancy Infinite Scale career journey and how a chance encounter while working at a stationery store launched her career in the sports industry. SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with sports executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards.

Shareable URL copied to clipboard!

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Closing-Bell/2011/06/20/MLB-Crowds.aspx

Sorry, something went wrong with the copy but here is the link for you.

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Closing-Bell/2011/06/20/MLB-Crowds.aspx

CLOSE