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ESPN Sports Poll: Favorite MLB Teams
Published April 4, 2008
The ESPN Sports Poll, a service of TNS Sport, asked all MLB fans age 12+ to name their favorite MLB team. The following are the top named favorite MLB teams among the entire U.S., as well as in four major demographic regions among MLB fans. Data was collected from January to December '07 (ESPN Sports Poll).
|
FAVORITE MLB TEAMS
|
|||||
|
TEAM
|
U.S.
|
NORTHEAST
|
NORTH CENTRAL
|
SOUTH
|
WEST
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = |
17,068
|
3,339
|
3,841
|
6,008
|
3,880
|
|
Yankees
|
13.5%
|
31.0%
|
5.1%
|
12.7%
|
7.9%
|
| Braves |
8.6%
|
1.4%
|
1.1%
|
21.8%
|
1.8%
|
| Red Sox |
8.3%
|
23.9%
|
2.2%
|
6.1%
|
4.2%
|
| Cubs |
5.1%
|
0.7%
|
14.1%
|
3.9%
|
2.0%
|
| Cardinals |
5.0%
|
0.9%
|
12.8%
|
4.6%
|
1.4%
|
| Dodgers |
4.4%
|
0.8%
|
0.5%
|
1.7%
|
15.4%
|
| Reds |
3.0%
|
0.3%
|
7.9%
|
3.1%
|
0.4%
|
| Mets |
3.0%
|
10.1%
|
0.6%
|
2.1%
|
0.8%
|
| Mariners |
3.0%
|
0.1%
|
0.2%
|
0.3%
|
12.4%
|
| Tigers |
3.0%
|
0.3%
|
10.9%
|
0.9%
|
0.6%
|
| Phillies |
2.7%
|
11.6%
|
0.1%
|
0.9%
|
0.3%
|
| Indians |
2.6%
|
0.6%
|
9.1%
|
0.9%
|
0.5%
|
| Astros |
2.5%
|
0.1%
|
0.3%
|
6.7%
|
0.4%
|
| Giants |
2.4%
|
0.2%
|
0.1%
|
0.7%
|
9.1%
|
| Twins |
2.4%
|
0.2%
|
9.0%
|
0.3%
|
0.9%
|
| Pirates |
2.3%
|
8.5%
|
0.7%
|
1.1%
|
0.3%
|
| White Sox |
2.0%
|
0.2%
|
5.6%
|
1.3%
|
1.2%
|
| Rangers |
1.9%
|
0.0%
|
0.0%
|
5.2%
|
0.4%
|
| Orioles |
1.9%
|
1.4%
|
0.2%
|
4.1%
|
0.6%
|
| Brewers |
1.9%
|
0.1%
|
7.7%
|
0.2%
|
0.3%
|
| Angels |
1.6%
|
0.0%
|
0.1%
|
0.3%
|
6.6%
|
| A's |
1.4%
|
0.1%
|
0.3%
|
0.3%
|
5.5%
|
| Rockies |
1.3%
|
0.1%
|
0.3%
|
0.4%
|
4.6%
|
| Padres |
1.2%
|
0.1%
|
0.2%
|
0.3%
|
4.6%
|
| D'Backs |
1.0%
|
0.1%
|
0.2%
|
0.3%
|
3.7%
|
| Royals |
0.7%
|
0.0%
|
2.6%
|
0.2%
|
0.3%
|
| Marlins |
0.7%
|
0.1%
|
0.3%
|
1.5%
|
0.2%
|
| Nationals |
0.4%
|
0.0%
|
0.0%
|
1.1%
|
0.0%
|
| Rays |
0.2%
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
0.5%
|
0.1%
|
| Blue Jays |
0.2%
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
0.3%
|
0.2%
|
