Empty seats at baseball games
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Empty seats at baseball games
General view as a pair of fans sit in a large section of empty seats during a rain delay prior to the game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on April 15, 2018 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) - 2/18
Empty seats at baseball games
A view of two fans in a field of empty seats during a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Arizona Diamondbacks at the Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Diamondbacks defeated the Phillies 8-2. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Allsport via Getty Images) - 3/18
Empty seats at baseball games
A family sits in an empty section of seats during the Miami Marlins and Philadelphia Phillies game at Marlins Park on April 13, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Jason Arnold/Getty Images) - 4/18
Empty seats at baseball games
Empty seats in the stands during the game between the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles at the Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) - 5/18
Empty seats at baseball games
Cotton Candy vendor Nick Negron carries his candy in front of empty seats on the eve of a Major League Baseball strike before the game between the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Anaheim Angels at Edison Field on August 29, 2002 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) - 6/18
Empty seats at baseball games
Wrigley Filed beer vendors during the game between the Chicago White Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds Saturday, May 25, 2019, in Chicago. (Photo/Nuccio DiNuzzo) - 7/18
Empty seats at baseball games
Cincinnati Reds fans look on from a section of empty seats during the game against the Colorado Rockies at Great American Ball Park on August 11, 2011 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Reds won 2-1. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) - 8/18
Empty seats at baseball games
Empty seats are seen as the New York Mets take the field to play against the San Francisco Giants at Citi Field on April 23, 2012 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) - 9/18
Empty seats at baseball games
Chicago Cubs fans on September 17, 2012 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by David Banks/Getty Images) - 10/18
Empty seats at baseball games
Empty seats as the Miami Marlins play against the San Francisco Giants at Marlins Park on August 18, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images) - 11/18
Empty seats at baseball games
Baseball fans eat ice cream in a section of empty seats as a steady rain falls prior to the scheduled start between the Miami Marlins and Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on September 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Getty Images) - 12/18
Empty seats at baseball games
Gordon Beckham #15 of the Chicago White Sox makes a catch in front of fans and empty seats against the Toronto Blue Jays at U.S. Cellular Field on September 23, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. The White Sox defeated the Blue Jays 3-2. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) - 13/18
Empty seats at baseball games
An usher sits among the empty seats during the eighth inning after a rain delay prompted most fans to leave the ballpark during a game between the San Diego Padres and Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on July 7, 2014 in Denver, Colorado. The Padres defeated the Rockies 6-1. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) - 14/18
Empty seats at baseball games
Empty seats are seen as Robert Gsellman #65 of the New York Mets prepares to throw his first pitch of a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field on September 6, 2017 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) - 15/18
Empty seats at baseball games
Empty seats as the Colorado Rockies play against the Miami Marlins during the sixth inning at Marlins Park on April 3, 2014 in Miami, Florida. The Marlins defeated the Rockies 8-5. (Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images) - 16/18
Empty seats at baseball games
Wrigley Filed beer vendors during the game between the Chicago White Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds Saturday, May 25, 2019, in Chicago. (Photo/Nuccio DiNuzzo) - 17/18
Empty seats at baseball games
Gerardo Parra #8 of the Colorado Rockies takes an at bat in front of empty stands as catcher Francisco Cervelli #29 of the Pittsburgh Pirates backs up the plate and umpire Dale Scott oversees the action at Coors Field on April 26, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. The Pirates defeated Rockies 9-4. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) - 18/18
Empty seats at baseball games
Wrigley Filed beer vendors during the game between the Chicago White Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds Saturday, May 25, 2019, in Chicago. (Photo/Nuccio DiNuzzo)
The Associated Press reported on Thursday that the average attendance for MLB games this season is 26,854 through Wednesday. That marks a 1.4 percent drop from last year’s tally of 27,242 at the same point of the season.
2018 was the first season since 2003 that average attendance for MLB games dropped below 30,000, according to AP.
