[Dr. Sivana]

Unlike the MLB. Where the individual franchise owns the broadcast rights.

Worse, as most baseball franchise owners are corporations, looking at short-term gains rather than the health of the team, much less MLB itself.

Game attendance has been priced out of the realm of father-son outings. The move from over-the-air free commercial broadcasts to pay cable and streaming has lowered the visibility of MLB in general. We aren't getting the Jackie Robinsons, Reggie Jacksons, Reggie Smiths, Willie Randolphs, Rickey Hendersons, Dave Winfields that we used to in part because the athletic black youths aren't seeing baseball anymore.

There are maybe a bit more than half-a-dozen baseball cities (Boston, NY, LA, St. Louis, Chicago, Philly, Cleveland, maybe SF). No national attention like NFL gets.

[woodbutcher1963]

At Fenway the games sell out(34K) in the summer even when the Sox are in last place. Mostly because people visiting Boston on vacation. Now the Sox are on a 14 game winning streak. Fenway is a pretty cool place to see a baseball game as long as you are not behind a 16” I-Beam post in the grandstand.
The seats are very close to the field.
Plus, it is basically a museum. It is the oldest MLB ball park.
Just like Wrigley in Chicago.