Kansas City Royals Celebrate 2024 Mediocre Attendance Bump

Of course . . .

More people are interested in a team that's not losing 106 games like the home team did last season.

This year the rising star adventures of Bobby Witt Jr. and Salvy in the twilight of his career bring fans out to the K.

Nevertheless . . . Here's an important fact to remember . . .

"The team is still fifth-worst in MLB in total attendance, ahead of only Oakland, Miami, Tampa Bay and the Chicago White Sox."

Again, as always, we present the bright side for reader edification . . .

"In 2023, the Royals average per-game home attendance was 16,136. This year, they’ve pulled an average of 20,264. That is a one-year attendance bump of 25%, which is a huge improvement. For additional context, that’s the most per-game attendance we’ve seen since the 2017 season, which drew an average of 27,754 fans.

"But why aren’t more fans coming to the games this year? I’ve seen speculation that it has to do with the stadium’s location or that voters are still salty about the organization’s play for a new ballpark earlier this year or that the city is spread too thin among multiple sports franchises. None of these are remotely correct.

"In fact, the real reason why there aren’t that many fans compare to 2015-2017 is simple and rather dull: season ticket sales . . . "

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