Most Popular MLB Teams
As the 2015 MLB All-Star Game quickly approaches, we decided to take a look at popularity across the league for the year thus far. Using the billing state for all MLB orders as of July 7, we were able to determine each state's most popular MLB teams according to overall percentage of tickets sold.
For example, in Arizona, the Diamondbacks are the most popular team with 53% of all MLB tickets sold in the state. The Chicago Cubs, who spend spring training in Mesa, are Arizona's second-most popular team with 12% of tickets sold.
While many of the top teams weren't necessarily surprising, such as the Boston Red Sox easily winning most popular in Massachusetts, or the Detroit Tigers dominating sales in Michigan, in the case of second-most popular, or states without an MLB team, we did uncover several items of note featured below.
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HIGHLIGHTS
*17 different teams are the most popular in states without professional baseball:
Braves - Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Mariners - Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon
Cardinals - Arkansas
Red Sox - Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Reds - Indiana, Kentucky
Royals - Kansas, Nebraska
Dodgers - Nevada, Utah
Rangers - New Mexico, Oklahoma
Twins - North Dakota, South Dakota
Phillies - Delaware
Nationals - Virginia
Giants - Hawaii
Cubs - Iowa
Astros - Louisiana
Yankees - New Jersey
Pirates - West Virginia
Rockies - Wyoming
*12 teams are the most popular in more than one state:
6 states - Red Sox, Braves
5 states - Mariners
3 states - Twins, Rangers, Reds, Dodgers
2 states - Royals, Cardinals, Pirates, Cubs, Rockies
*7 teams are not the most popular in any state: Blue Jays, Rays, Indians, White Sox, Angels, A's, Padres
*The Cardinals are the second-most popular team in 7 different states to lead the league, followed by the Cubs with 6.
Data reflects sales for the entire 2015 MLB season as of July 7.
Most Popular MLB Teams By US State
| State |
Team |
% of Tickets Sold |
Team |
% of Tickets Sold |
| Alabama |
Atlanta Braves |
63 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
6 |
| Alaska |
Seattle Mariners |
38 |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
9 |
| Arizona |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
53 |
Chicago Cubs |
12 |
| Arkansas |
St. Louis Cardinals |
46 |
Texas Rangers |
14 |
| California |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
60 |
San Francisco Giants |
21 |
| Colorado |
Colorado Rockies |
83 |
Chicago Cubs/Los Angeles Dodgers |
2 |
| Connecticut |
Boston Red Sox |
41 |
New York Yankees |
22 |
| Delaware |
Philadelphia Phillies |
42 |
Baltimore Orioles |
31 |
| Florida |
Miami Marlins |
22 |
Tampa Bay Rays |
17 |
| Georgia |
Atlanta Braves |
85 |
Boston Red Sox |
2 |
| Hawaii |
San Francisco Giants |
22 |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
19 |
| Idaho |
Seattle Mariners |
38 |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
10 |
| Illinois |
Chicago Cubs |
42 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
21 |
| Indiana |
Cincinnati Reds |
27 |
Chicago Cubs |
25 |
| Iowa |
Chicago Cubs |
22 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
20 |
| Kansas |
Kansas City Royals |
86 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
3 |
| Kentucky |
Cincinnati Reds |
62 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
12 |
| Louisiana |
Houston Astros |
27 |
Texas Rangers |
21 |
| Maine |
Boston Red Sox |
72 |
Baltimore Orioles |
6 |
| Maryland |
Baltimore Orioles |
55 |
Washington Nationals |
33 |
| Massachusetts |
Boston Red Sox |
83 |
Washington Nationals |
4 |
| Michigan |
Detroit Tigers |
86 |
Chicago Cubs |
3 |
| Minnesota |
Minnesota Twins |
70 |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
7 |
| Mississippi |
Atlanta Braves |
31 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
26 |
| Missouri |
St. Louis Cardinals |
48 |
Kansas City Royals |
43 |
| Montana |
Seattle Mariners |
27 |
Colorado Rockies |
12 |
| Nebraska |
Kansas City Royals |
52 |
Colorado Rockies |
10 |
| Nevada |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
25 |
San Francisco Giants |
22 |
| New Hampshire |
Boston Red Sox |
80 |
Baltimore Orioles |
3 |
| New Jersey |
New York Yankees |
26 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
23 |
| New Mexico |
Texas Rangers |
17 |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
17 |
| New York |
New York Mets |
32 |
New York Yankees |
30 |
| North Carolina |
Atlanta Braves |
28 |
Washington Nationals |
11 |
| North Dakota |
Minnesota Twins |
55 |
Chicago Cubs |
9 |
| Ohio |
Cincinnati Reds |
38 |
Cleveland Indians |
34 |
| Oklahoma |
Texas Rangers |
28 |
Kansas City Royals |
19 |
| Oregon |
Seattle Mariners |
51 |
San Francisco Giants |
15 |
| Pennsylvania |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
60 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
19 |
| Rhode Island |
Boston Red Sox |
77 |
New York Yankees |
5 |
| South Carolina |
Atlanta Braves |
45 |
Boston Red Sox |
9 |
| South Dakota |
Minnesota Twins |
50 |
Colorado Rockies |
12 |
| Tennessee |
Atlanta Braves |
32 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
25 |
| Texas |
Texas Rangers |
51 |
Houston Astros |
31 |
| Utah |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
16 |
San Francisco Giants |
14 |
| Vermont |
Boston Red Sox |
61 |
New York Yankees |
8 |
| Virginia |
Washington Nationals |
72 |
Baltimore Orioles |
11 |
| Washington |
Seattle Mariners |
90 |
San Francisco Giants |
2 |
| West Virginia |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
51 |
Cincinnati Reds |
21 |
| Wisconsin |
Milwaukee Brewers |
78 |
Chicago Cubs |
6 |
| Wyoming |
Colorado Rockies |
67 |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
4 |