2018 FLORIDA
SPRING TRAINING
HIGHLIGHTS
» The New York Yankees had the highest per game average
with 9,882 fans attending 16 games at George M.
Steinbrenner Field in Tampa.
» The most attended day of the 2018 season was Saturday,
March 24, when 64,069 fans attended the eight games of
the day, for an average of 8,009 per game.
» Houston’s 2017 World Series Championship resulted in
a 21% increase in attendance for the Astros at FITTEAM
Ballpark of the Palm Beaches. A total of 67,931 fans
attended the Astros’ Spring Training Games, up from 55,881
in 2017.
» Seven teams, including the Atlanta Braves, Baltimore
Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins,
New York Yankees, and Philadelphia Phillies, topped the
100,000 total attendance mark.
» The Red Sox had the top total attendance of the 2018
season, with 165,688 fans attending 17 games at Jet Blue
Park in Fort Myers.
» The most attended game of the 2017 season was the
Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies, with 10,906 fans in
attendance, at Spectrum Field on St. Patrick’s Day, Saturday,
March 17.
» Since 2000, a total of 29,651,981 fans have attended Spring
Training games in Florida.
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