Major League Baseball drew 71,409,421 total fans across the 2025 regular season — the third straight year over 70 million and the longest growth streak since 2005-2007. The Los Angeles Dodgers led MLB for the 13th straight year with 4,012,470 total fans (49,537 per game), passing 4 million for the first time in franchise history and the first MLB team to hit that mark since the 2008 Yankees and Mets. Six teams drew over 3 million fans in 2025. The Tampa Bay Rays had the lowest average attendance among teams playing in their normal home stadium at 9,712 per game. Here are the 2025 attendance numbers for all 30 MLB teams, the biggest gainers and decliners, and the all-time attendance records.
MLB attendance by team (2025 final)
Full rankings, year-over-year trends, and all-time records.
By the numbers
28,777
League avg per game
2025 MLB attendance by team — full rankings
Sorted by total home attendance. All 30 MLB teams included.
Rank
Team
Total
Avg/Game
Notes
1
LA Dodgers
4,012,470
49,537
Franchise record. 25 sellouts. First 4M+ since 2008.
2
San Diego Padres
~3,400,000
~42,000
Franchise record.
3
NY Yankees
~3,350,000
~41,500
Aaron Judge era. Consistent 3M+ team.
4
Philadelphia Phillies
~3,300,000
~40,500
Best attendance since 2012.
5
NY Mets
~3,180,000
~39,300
Biggest gainer (+9,831/game). Best since 2009.
6
Atlanta Braves
~3,050,000
~37,650
Truist Park drawing power. 6th straight 3M+.
7
Toronto Blue Jays
2,849,935
35,184
2025 AL champs. Strong Canadian fan base.
8
Chicago Cubs
~2,800,000
~34,500
Wrigley Field. Consistent draw.
9
Houston Astros
~2,750,000
~33,950
Sustained postseason contender.
10
Milwaukee Brewers
2,650,089
32,718
Best in MLB record drove strong attendance.
11
Boston Red Sox
~2,650,000
~32,700
Fenway Park sells out frequently. Capped by stadium size.
12
San Francisco Giants
~2,580,000
~31,850
Oracle Park. Strong waterfront appeal.
13
Seattle Mariners
2,538,053
31,334
T-Mobile Park. Made the postseason in 2025.
14
Texas Rangers
~2,500,000
~30,900
Globe Life Field. Defending WS bump fading.
15
Detroit Tigers
2,413,442
29,796
Big gainer. AL Central contention boosted draw.
16
St. Louis Cardinals
2,250,007
27,778
Biggest 2-year decline (-12,000/game). Rebuilding.
17
Cincinnati Reds
2,157,413
26,635
Great American Ball Park. Slight gain on 2024.
18
LA Angels
~2,150,000
~26,500
Lost Ohtani draw to crosstown rival.
19
Cleveland Guardians
~2,100,000
~25,900
Progressive Field. Contention year.
20
Arizona Diamondbacks
~2,050,000
~25,300
Chase Field. Steady mid-pack draw.
21
Minnesota Twins
~1,980,000
~24,400
Target Field. Disappointing season.
22
Washington Nationals
1,916,768
23,664
Nationals Park. Rebuild continues.
23
Baltimore Orioles
~1,840,000
22,769
Big decliner. Lost 5,400/game vs 2024.
24
Colorado Rockies
~1,810,000
~22,350
Coors Field. Worst record in MLB hurt draw.
25
Kansas City Royals
1,748,808
21,590
Kauffman Stadium. Small-market reality.
26
Pittsburgh Pirates
~1,460,000
~18,000
PNC Park. Skenes effect not enough.
27
Chicago White Sox
~1,200,000
~14,800
Rate Field. Multi-year rebuild collapse.
28
Miami Marlins
~1,020,000
~12,600
loanDepot Park. Persistent attendance issues.
29
Tampa Bay Rays
1,129,027
9,712
Played at Yankees spring training facility (hurricane).
30
Athletics
768,464
9,487
Playing at minor league park in Sacramento.
2025 biggest gainers and decliners
Year-over-year changes from 2024 to 2025
Team
YoY change
Direction
Why
NY Mets
+9,831/game
GAIN
Juan Soto signing + 3M+ for first time since 2009.
Detroit Tigers
+5,972/game
GAIN
AL Central contender. Reconnecting fan base.
LA Dodgers
+881/game
GAIN
4M+ for first time in franchise history.
Philadelphia Phillies
+3,700/game
GAIN
Best attendance since 2012.
St. Louis Cardinals
-4,900/game
LOSS
Down 12,000+ over two years. Rebuilding messaging.
Baltimore Orioles
-5,393/game
LOSS
Trade deadline frustration. Disappointing season.
Tampa Bay Rays
-6,800/game
LOSS
Played at minor league park (Tropicana roof damage).
Texas Rangers
-1,800/game
LOSS
2023 WS championship bump fading.
All-time MLB attendance records
Single-season and single-game records across MLB history
Record
Number
Year
Holder / context
Single-season franchise
4,483,350
1993
Colorado Rockies inaugural season at Mile High Stadium.
Single-season MLB total
79.5M
2007
All-time MLB peak. Steroid-era boom.
Single game (World Series)
92,706
1959
Dodgers-White Sox Game 5 at LA Coliseum.
All-Star Game
72,086
1981
Cleveland Stadium.
Opening Day
80,277
1993
Rockies vs Expos at Mile High Stadium.
Most 3M+ seasons
36
Multiple
LA Dodgers since 1978. Most consistent draw.
Consecutive 1M+ seasons
80+
1945-now
LA Dodgers every season since 1945.
The takeaway
MLB drew 71.4 million fans in 2025 — the third straight year over 70 million and the best growth trajectory since 2005-2007. The Dodgers led at 4 million for the first time since 2008. Six teams cracked 3 million. The Mets and Tigers were the biggest gainers; the Cardinals and Orioles the biggest decliners. The Rays and Athletics were the lowest at under 1.2 million due to ballpark situations. The 1993 Rockies still hold the all-time franchise record at 4,483,350 — set during the team’s inaugural season at Mile High Stadium with football-stadium capacity.
Sources: MLB.com, Baseball-Reference.com, ESPN MLB Attendance Report, Baseball America, Baseball Almanac. Verified May 2026. Some 2025 team totals are estimates pending Baseball-Reference final season audit.
The Dodgers, Padres, and the 4-million club
The 2025 Dodgers became just the eighth team in MLB history to draw 4+ million fans in a season. The 4-million club previously consisted of the 1992-93 Blue Jays, the 1993 Rockies (still the all-time record at 4,483,350), the 2005-2008 Yankees, and the 2008 Mets. The Rockies’ 1993 record came at Mile High Stadium with its 76,000-seat football-stadium capacity — a record that will likely never be broken under current MLB capacity rules. The Dodgers’ 2025 mark of 4,012,470 came at Dodger Stadium (56,000 capacity) with 25 sellouts and 46 crowds over 50,000. Los Angeles also led MLB in road attendance at 35,118 per game — making them the most-watched team in baseball at home AND on the road. The Padres set a franchise record at over 3.4 million, driven by sustained competitiveness and Petco Park’s downtown San Diego location.
Biggest 2025 attendance gainers and decliners
The Mets had the biggest jump in MLB at +9,831 fans per game, topping 3 million for the first time since 2009 — driven by the Juan Soto signing and a strong on-field product. The Tigers were the AL’s biggest gainer, jumping to 2,413,442 total fans as the team contended in the AL Central. The Phillies had their best attendance since 2012 with over 3 million fans. On the decline side: the Cardinals dropped to 2,250,007 — down more than 12,000 fans per game over two years (from 40,013 average in 2023 to roughly 27,800 in 2025), the steepest two-year decline in MLB. The Orioles also declined sharply from 28,162 per game in 2024 to 22,769 in 2025 — driven by stadium frustrations and trade-deadline fan disappointment. The White Sox continued their multi-year attendance collapse during their ongoing rebuild.
Why some teams stay low
The 2025 Athletics drew just 768,464 fans total — but that comes with an asterisk. The team is playing temporarily at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento (a minor league stadium with around 14,000 capacity) while their new Las Vegas ballpark is under construction. The Rays’ low 9,712-per-game average at Tropicana Field reflects ongoing stadium dissatisfaction, a damaged roof from Hurricane Milton in 2024 that forced them to play 2025 home games at the Yankees’ spring training facility, and pending relocation discussions. The Marlins, White Sox, and Pirates round out the bottom five — combinations of small markets, rebuilding rosters, and aging stadium infrastructure. Tampa Bay is expected to address its stadium situation by 2027, and the Rays’ attendance should normalize once they return to a proper MLB facility.
The bigger picture: MLB attendance is up
The 2025 season’s 71.4 million total fans is a meaningful recovery from baseball’s pandemic-era low. MLB averaged 28,777 fans per game in 2025 — up from 26,843 in 2022 (the lowest non-COVID year since the 1990s). The 2023 pitch clock rules — and the resulting 2-hour-38-minute average game time, sustained for a third straight year — are credited as a major factor in attendance growth. Faster games create better in-stadium experiences and bring back casual fans who had abandoned the sport during the pre-pitch-clock 3:04-game-time era. Whether MLB can sustain growth back to the all-time high of 79.4 million fans (set in 2007) remains an open question, but the current trajectory is positive for the first time in 15 years.
— Drew, Legion Report
