MLB fans react to ball park attendance being up 7.8 percent over last season: "I’m not a Manfred fan by any means, but credit where it’s due"

MLB attendance continues to trend upward.Buoyed by three consecutive weekend sellouts at Great American Ballpark as the upstart Cincinnati Reds hosted the Atlanta Braves, fans are continuing to come out in full force at ballparks across the country.Talkin’ Baseball@TalkinBaseball_MLB attendance is up 7.8 percent over last year, per @JonHeymanThe league also announced that over 1.5 million fans attended games for the third straight weekend, the first time that’s happened since 20171842123MLB attendance is up 7.8 percent over last year, per @JonHeymanThe league also announced that over 1.5 million fans attended games for the third straight weekend, the first time that’s happened since 2017 https://t.co/0Ga6wOfCF7Jon Heyman@JonHeymanMLB attendance is up 7.8 percent over last year. Gotta think new rules are a big help. Surprise contenders can’t hurt either.63866MLB attendance is up 7.8 percent over last year. Gotta think new rules are a big help. Surprise contenders can’t hurt either.MLB announced over 1.5 million fans attended games this past weekend, leading to the first back-to-back weekends that averaged at least 35,000 fans since 2015.It was also the third consecutive weekend and fourth total with at last 1.5 million fans attending games since 2017.The Fish Army@FishArmy305@JonHeyman Teams playing every other team, with the expanded playoffs giving more teams a chance later in the season, are definitely big factors. I’m not a Manfred fan by any means, but credit where it’s due.4@JonHeyman Teams playing every other team, with the expanded playoffs giving more teams a chance later in the season, are definitely big factors. I’m not a Manfred fan by any means, but credit where it’s due.Zach Peterson@zachprague@TalkinBaseball_ It’s easy to talk about how absolutely mid so many teams are, but it also means that a lot of teams are playing at least somewhat meaningful games now. Damn, Manfredball is good…?1@TalkinBaseball_ It’s easy to talk about how absolutely mid so many teams are, but it also means that a lot of teams are playing at least somewhat meaningful games now. Damn, Manfredball is good…? https://t.co/1hjMFjLmnrPapa Ant@antmanroldan@TalkinBaseball_ @JonHeyman Pitch clock and new rules the real mvps this season for attendance35@TalkinBaseball_ @JonHeyman Pitch clock and new rules the real mvps this season for attendanceAlso helping out MLB's weekend were the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals playing at West Ham Stadium in London, England. The two games pulled in more than 110,000 fans for the rivalry series against National League Central rivals.BRey’s 💰 (10 Day IL)@TerryPhoenix4@TalkinBaseball_ @JonHeyman This is what happens when “”small market”” teams do wellPeople attend games10@TalkinBaseball_ @JonHeyman This is what happens when “”small market”” teams do wellPeople attend gamesMLB Deadline News@MLBDeadlineNews@TalkinBaseball_ @MLBMarathon @JonHeyman4@TalkinBaseball_ @MLBMarathon @JonHeyman https://t.co/HcvoauO5z8𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙮𝙨𝙤𝙣@MeltonSZN@TalkinBaseball_ @JonHeyman I hate to say it but Manfred adding the pitch clock was the best thing he’s ever done78@TalkinBaseball_ @JonHeyman I hate to say it but Manfred adding the pitch clock was the best thing he’s ever doneThe league instituted a series of rules prior to the 2023 season aimed at speeding up the game, as well as giving contests a certain jolt of excitement. The pitch clock in particular has been received very well as most games now clock in at under three hours.𝐊𝐄🦦@YSN_Honcho_@TalkinBaseball_ @JonHeyman Attendance is up because the usually really bad teams are doing well this year I’d imagine, better overall play in baseball is so good for the sport.Now if we could only get the A’s and Royals to start winning some games..6@TalkinBaseball_ @JonHeyman Attendance is up because the usually really bad teams are doing well this year I’d imagine, better overall play in baseball is so good for the sport.Now if we could only get the A’s and Royals to start winning some games..Fenway Aficionado@BigWhiteThunder@TalkinBaseball_ @JonHeyman Is this cause of the rule changes? Or cause up and coming players have been more exciting than ever?@TalkinBaseball_ @JonHeyman Is this cause of the rule changes? Or cause up and coming players have been more exciting than ever?Kyle Whittinghill@KyWhittinghill@TalkinBaseball_ @JonHeyman The stats for the Reds/Braves at GABP were - great series for fans!@TalkinBaseball_ @JonHeyman The stats for the Reds/Braves at GABP were 💪- great series for fans!The Reds/Braves series in Cincinnati logged 126,724 total fans over the three games between the leaders of the NL Central and East, respectively. Atlanta won two of three, with each game being decided by one run.RJ Case@RjCase@TalkinBaseball_ @JonHeyman America’s pastime is so back@TalkinBaseball_ @JonHeyman America’s pastime is so backMLB attendance spike is projected to hold for entire seasonFans cheer after the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Toronto Blue Jays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on June 15, 2023MLB commissioner Rob Manfred delivered remarks at the owners meetings in New York earlier this month. He noted that the league got off to a strong start to the season attendance-wise, and the numbers project to hold for the entirety of the 2023 campaign.In 2022, before the league made a number of well-publicized rule changes with an eye towards jazzing up the game, total attendance for major league games was 64.56 million, the lowest figure since 1997, the year before the Tampa Bay Rays and Arizona Diamondbacks were added to the league.The Oakland Athletics, whose fans are staying away in droves as the team plots a move to Las Vegas, are drawing an league-low of 9,688 fans per game.

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