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Reds Xtra: Players share ideas on why baseball is seeing a big decline in attendance

Reds manager Jim Riggleman discusses the Reds stranding 10 runners on base, Matt Harvey's start and Wandy Peralta's struggles in a 3-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday. The Enquirer/Bobby Nightengale

PITTSBURGH – After all the measures to speed up the pace of Major League Baseball games, there’s a new concern throughout the sport.

There are a lot fewer fans in the stands.

Attendance across baseball is down by more than 6 percent from this point last year, according to Stats LLC.

The Wall Street Journal reports MLB hasn’t seen an attendance drop of more than 6.