The Best Cities to Be a Baseball Fan

By Susanne Dwyer

The World Series is in full swing, and MLB baseball fans in Chicago and Cleveland have bore witness to a historic year on the field. What about the baseball fans in other cities?

WalletHub recently released a ranking of the best cities to be a fan of the game, basing its list on 25 metrics including average ticket price, performance level of teams and stadium accessibility. The top 10:

  1. New York, N.Y. (Mets/Yankees)

No. 4 Most Expensive Average Ticket Price for MLB Game
No. 23 Most Engaged MLB Fans
No. 26 Most Accessible MLB Stadium

  1. St. Louis, Mo. (Cardinals)

No. 1 Best-Performing MLB Team
No. 2 Most Accessible MLB Stadium
No. 2 Most Engaged MLB Fans

  1. Los Angeles, Calif. (Angels/Dodgers)

No. 4 Best-Performing MLB Team
No. 22 Most Engaged MLB Fans
No. 24 Most Accessible MLB Stadium

  1. Atlanta, Ga. (Braves)

No. 2 Least Expensive Average Ticket Price for MLB Game
No. 4 Most Engaged MLB Fans

  1. Boston, Mass. (Red Sox)

No. 1 Most Engaged MLB Fans
No. 1 Most Expensive Average Ticket Price for MLB Game

  1. Arlington, Texas (Rangers)

No. 3 Most Engaged MLB Fans
No. 4 Most Accessible MLB Stadium
No. 5 Least Expensive Average Ticket Price for MLB Game

  1. Cincinnati, Ohio (Reds)

No. 1 Most Accessible MLB Stadium
No. 4 Least Expensive Average Ticket Price for MLB Game
No. 5 Most Engaged MLB Fans

  1. San Francisco, Calif. (Giants)
  1. Pittsburgh, Pa. (Pirates)

No. 2 Best-Performing MLB Team
No. 5 Most Accessible MLB Stadium

  1. Chicago, Ill. (Cubs/White Sox)

No. 3 Most Expensive Average Ticket Price for MLB Game
No. 22 Most Accessible MLB Stadium

Source: WalletHub

Brett Johnson, RISMedia Business Development Advisor, contributed to this report.

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