MLB Sets A 20-season Ratings Record Over Its First 18 Days

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After 18 days of Major League Baseball, MLB communications reports that MLBTV just set a 20-year viewership record. The news release claims ratings are up 12% compared to this time last year and 43% from 2019.

A real smoke signal that fan attendance and viewership go hand-in-hand.

As most of the replies suggest, these ratings would be through the roof if blackouts never existed. If they allowed local fans to watch their hometown teams on MLBTV without the extra price of cable T.V., the ratings would balloon even further.

Baseball is surging despite undeserved suspensions, embarrassing extra inning rules, and the lack of a consistent DH-rule. Hopefully Manfred can now see that Americans are desperate to live their lives free of regulations. Fans will reward the sport in which they can enjoy their freedoms, so hopefully this trend continues.