2017 marked the third consecutive season in which MLB attendance declined. In fact, it went below 73 million for the first time since 2002. You need to realize that attendance has declined for 5 out of the past 6 years (Maury Brown Forbes Magazine). It’s not huge, but it is a decline… almost half a million less in 2017 over 2016. Major league baseball attendance has declined 8.59% since 2000. Yet, some players, agents and fans insist that the game is extremely healthy. It’s not! It is in decline, and how fast it declines depends upon a myriad of factors, including pace of play, time of games, ticket prices, concession prices, payroll equality, luxury tax rates, salary caps, minimum salaries and the collective bargaining agreement.
MLB Has Some Big Problems
