Everything is fine. The sport is great, bullpenning is a good idea that should become commonplace, and kids love baseball. Keep doing late starts and four hour games. Oh and don’t forget baseball has all those big stars at the level of Reggie Jackson, or Bonds or even A-Rod. Ignore me, I’m just a cranky old man, everything is fine.
The average crowd of 28,774 is down from the 2017 mark of 30,042, ending a decade of attendance stability across the game. The 2008-2009 seasons saw a 7% drop, from 32,528 to 30,351, largely attributable to the Yankees and Mets bidding farewell to their old stadiums one year and moving into smaller-capacity venues the next.
Source: MLB’s fan problem: Sport sees biggest attendance dip in decade
