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MLB Attendance and Viewership numbers from 2025 are in and the growth is INSANE

Viewership:

- WAY up across EVERY SINGLE PLATFORM

- FOX +9%
- FS1 +10%
- ESPN +21%
- TBS +29%
- MLB Network +13%
- NHK +20%
- MLB TV +34%

Attendance:

- 3rd straight year of attendance growth for the first time since 2007

- 71.4 MILLION fans eclipsing the 70 million mark for the 3rd straight year for the first time since 2015-2017

Social Media:

- Most viewed season EVER with 17.8 BILLION views (+20%)

So how is it I keep hearing baseball is a “dying sport”, “too slow and boring”, and “on its way out”?

Maybe reports of the sport’s demise are premature!

WeeVikes wrote: ↑29 Sep 2025 20:43 pm So how is it I keep hearing baseball is a “dying sport”, “too slow and boring”, and “on its way out”?

Those idiots keep confusing "baseball" for "basketball" the true “dying sport”, “too slow and boring”, and “on its way out” league.

It takes a special kind of owner to run counter trend to rising National numbers……WHILE OWNING A TEAM IN STL

Goldfan wrote: ↑30 Sep 2025 08:48 am It takes a special kind of owner to run counter trend to rising National numbers……WHILE OWNING A TEAM IN STL

It would be instructive to breakdown those numbers….determine where the growth is…

Major cites, big markets…..?

Unreasonable to think a small market like Stl..is going to match that

45s wrote: ↑30 Sep 2025 11:56 am

Goldfan wrote: ↑30 Sep 2025 08:48 am It takes a special kind of owner to run counter trend to rising National numbers……WHILE OWNING A TEAM IN STL

It would be instructive to breakdown those numbers….determine where the growth is…

Major cites, big markets…..?

Unreasonable to think a small market like Stl..is going to match that

The point is the Cards are significantly decreasing while the league to increasing. And the Stl was always near the top of attendance