🧵 1. ⚾️ Rays' wild-card opener at Tropicana Field drew a record-low 19,704 fans, lowest for a postseason game since 1919 (excluding pandemic games). @RaysBaseball #sports
🧵 1. ⚾️ Rays' wild-card opener at Tropicana Field drew a record-low 19,704 fans, lowest for a postseason game since 1919 (excluding pandemic games). @RaysBaseball #sports
🧵 2. 🏟️ The crowd fell 5,300 short of the stadium's capacity. @RaysBaseball
🧵 3. 🕒 MLB scheduled the game start time on Sunday evening, beginning at 3:07 pm. @MLB
🧵 4. 🏆 In 1919, the World Series Game 7 drew 13,923 fans when the Reds faced the White Sox. Eight players were banned for life due to game-fixing scandal.
🧵 5. 📊 Tampa Bay Rays have consistently low home attendance, averaging 17,781 fans this season. Plans for a new 30,000-seat ballpark have been announced.
🧵 Read more at: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38560699/rays-wild-card-opener-draws-19704-lowest-1919