Baseball is back, although judging by attendance numbers at Kauffman Stadium, the word hasn’t gotten out yet. Crowds have been noticeably sparse at the K this year, despite the team featuring some promising young players like Bobby Witt Jr. The team drew just 28,459 fans on Opening Day, their smallest crowd for the home opener since 1995, excluding the 2020 opener with no fans and the limited capacity opener in 2021.
Three times this year the Royals have drawn under 10,000 fans, including the Wednesday game against the Twins.
Attendance in April is typically less than the rest of the year with kids still in school and colder temperatures, and this has been a particularly poor-weather month in Kansas City.