While fans of the Philadelphia Phillies and the Houston Astros watch with bated breath to see who’ll be this year's World Series champs, there are a lot of other baseball fans around the country just counting the days until a new season starts for their team. And while there’s no doubt Americans love baseball, it seems there are some cities where it’s easier to love America’s favorite pastime than others.
- WalletHub has just come out with their list of 2022's Best Baseball Cities in the U.S.
- The site judged 332 of the largest U.S. cities with at least one professional or college baseball team, looking at 31 key factors of baseball fan-friendlies.
- Those things include team’s performance, average ticket price, stadium accessibility and more.
- So, what is the best city for baseball?
- Well, the site once again picks New York, New York, as the top baseball city.
- The Big Apple scores a 56.064 out of 100, ranking number one in the MLB category, which includes number of teams, franchise value, number of championship wins and fan engagement.
Top Ten Cities For Baseball
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New Haven came in #101
Fairfield came in #119
New Britain came in #126
Storrs came in #127
Hartford came in #135
- New York, NY
- St. Louis, MO
- Los Angeles, CA
- Atlanta, GA
- Boston, MA
- Chicago, IL
- Cincinnati, OH
- San Francisco, CA
- Minneapolis, MN
- Oakland, CA
Source: WalletHub
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