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MLB Attendance Down 2% Headed Into Final Two Months

MLB teams are averaging 28,333 fans headed into the final two months of the season, down 2% from the same period last season. Eight clubs -- the Giants, Nationals, Mariners, Blue Jays, Indians, Tigers, Royals, Orioles -- are seeing double-digit percentage drops in average home attendance. Blue Jays' games at Rogers Centre are seeing the sharpest drop, down 29% to date. Only two clubs -- the Phillies and Reds -- are seeing double-digit percentage increases at home. The Dodgers are comfortably on pace to lead all of MLB at the gate, averaging 48,282 fans per game, which is up 3%. The Marlins are once again in last place in MLB, averaging 9,809 fans in Miami. Last season, the Marlins were last at 10,014 per game.

MLB ATTENDANCE THROUGH JULY 21
HOME TEAM
DATES
TOTAL
% CAP.
AVG.
% +/-
Dodgers
52
2,510,681
86%
48,282
2.6%
Cardinals
48
2,053,573
98%
42,783
1.8%
Yankees
53
2,174,093
84%
41,021
-4.6%
Cubs
54
2,041,770
91%
37,811
-2.5%
Angels
50
1,868,163
82%
37,363
0.2%
Rockies
50
1,857,727
71%
37,155
-0.2%
Red Sox
49
1,766,667
93%
36,054
0.9%
Phillies
51
1,809,093
81%
35,472
29.8%
Brewers
51
1,773,403
83%
34,773
-1.2%
Astros
50
1,730,832
84%
34,617
-5.9%
Giants
50
1,645,985
79%
32,920
-15.5%
Braves
51
1,658,005
79%
32,510
3.0%
Mets
42
1,268,895
72%
30,212
7.3%
Padres
50
1,459,945
73%
29,199
9.1%
Nationals
46
1,285,471
65%
27,945
-11.6%
Rangers
52
1,409,716
55%
27,110
4.2%
D-backs
46
1,241,794
56%
26,996
-2.5%
Twins
49
1,296,842
67%
26,466
8.5%
Reds
49
1,123,519
53%
22,929
14.3%
White Sox
44
970,451
53%
22,056
9.7%
Mariners
51
1,123,457
46%
22,029
-22.4%
Blue Jays
48
994,569
42%
20,720
-28.7%
Indians
52
1,068,392
58%
20,546
-14.7%
Pirates
46
907,206
51%
19,722
5.0%
Tigers
48
931,705
47%
19,411
-16.4%
A's
51
974,138
41%
19,101
-1.7%
Royals
50
925,130
49%
18,503
-10.0%
Orioles
50
892,477
39%
17,850
-11.0%
Rays
51
791,515
62%
15,520
8.8%
Marlins
50
490,428
26%
9,809
-2.0%
MLB TOTALS
1,484
42,045,642
66%
28,333
-1.8%
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