![]() ![]() The game itself is in robust financial health: a US$10-billion-per-year industry with multiple revenue streams beyond attendance. I fear that attendance issues in Toronto are more complex than elsewhere and I also fear not as easily solved because of the complicating factor of ownership by a publicly traded company.īut I’m not certain it’s as telling in other markets. Weather is contributing factor that commissioner Rob Manfred points to in many markets, but that leak earlier this season aside, the Rogers Centre’s retractable roof puts the lie to that in this marketplace. The Miami Marlins have seen a 50 per cent drop in attendance – the product of a draconian rebuild as well as a decision to announce actual tickets sold instead of fans in the park – but the Blue Jays admitted a decrease in season-ticket sales this winter, combined with an increase in prices of some tickets, failure to make the playoffs and the loss of popular players has left the team staring at a decrease of 11,500 fans per game on average and 423,700 in total attendance through 38 home dates, around a 30 per cent decrease. It’s no surprise that the are among the greatest contributors to this decline.
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