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Game play. Part of baseball's popularity decline is likely tied to how it's currently played: less action, and fewer balls put in play.
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Concerns about the MLB's waning popularity will only increase with the release of the league's attendance numbers for the 2022 season. The MLB saw a 5.7% decline in total attendance from the 2019 season, according to a report from Forbes. In the 2022 season, MLB posted a total attendance of 67,556,636.The Philadelphia Phillies have the most losses, with 11,112, while the Arizona Diamondbacks have the fewest, with 1,946. With 21,769 games played, the Chicago Cubs have played more games than any other MLB club.
Is the MLB struggling
Major League Baseball is struggling to fill the stands at pre-COVID levels as the sport heads into the last 2 1/2 months of its first season since 2019 without capacity restrictions. MLB reached the All-Star break with an average attendance of 26,409.
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