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MLB attendance is up 1.1% league-wide as of the 2026 All-Star Break, on pace for a fourth consecutive season above 70 million fans.
The surging Tampa Bay Rays lead all of baseball with a 70.9% year-over-year increase, averaging 16,835 fans per game after returning to full-capacity Tropicana Field (25,025). The Rays currently own the best record in the American League.
The Chicago White Sox, despite three straight 100-loss seasons entering 2026, have jumped 36.5% to 23,137 fans per game at Rate Field while sitting atop the AL Central. The Toronto Blue Jays have posted a 31.5% increase to 40,488 at Rogers Centre following their AL pennant run last year, and the Seattle Mariners are up 23% to 34,532 at T-Mobile Park after their deep postseason appearance.
“Our team’s run last year and the joy they played with built a bond with our fans across the country,” Blue Jays President & CEO Mark Shapiro told SBJ. “The timing of our renovation… helped to strengthen that connection and has resulted in the attendance we have seen this year.”
The Pittsburgh Pirates (20,493) and Oakland Athletics (10,784) are both up more than 10% as well.
- Dodgers: 50,544 (down 0.2%)
- Padres: 41,253 (down 2.5%)
- Yankees: 40,775 (down 4.4%)
- Blue Jays: 40,488 (up 31.5%)
- Phillies: 39,375 (down 5.3%)
Biggest declines include the Royals (down 16.8% to 18,897), Astros (down 6.6%), Nationals (down 6.5%), and Orioles (down 6%).The five lowest-drawing teams are the Athletics, Marlins (12,724, up 8.7%), Rays, Royals, and Pirates.