Contrary to what you might have heard, baseball is not dying. Baseball is well and wealthy and still extremely popular. It's not perfect -- there are too many strikeouts, and the pace of play has slowed, and these bad rebuilding teams don't exactly inspire enthusiasm from their fan bases -- but it's still the best sport we have.
Most importantly, the level of talent is better than ever. The young players are better than ever. The pitchers are better than ever. As I heard National League MVP Christian Yelich say this offseason, the pitching is so good now that "every hit feels like a miracle.