DETROIT, MI - JULY 19: A rainbow appears in the fifth inning during a MLB game between the Detroit Tigers and the Toronto Blue Jays at Comerica Park on July 19, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Dave Reginek/Getty Images)
The average loss would be $640,000 for each game over the proposed 82-game season in empty ballparks. But all the talk of money loss for the owners and the players overshadows the local economic trickle-down effect.
Playing without fans would come at a deep cost. According to a report that was released from the Associated Press yesterday, the Detroit Tigers would lose $84 million without fans.