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BASEBALL FUN FACTS

Baseball is back! As 's 2021 season gets underway, here is a look at the business baseball by the numbers.

I N T E R N A T I O N A L A P P E A L

Players on the 30 MLB teams' rosters hail from 20 more than 20 countries and territories. They range from () and Australia () to South Korea (Hyun-Jin Ryu) and Venezuela (, Ronald Acuña Jr and Gleyber Torres).

S I G N A T U R E S H O E S

The seventh iteration of star 's Nike shoe will drop this year; the only other Major League Baseball players with a 3 signature shoe include Bryce Harper (Under Armour) and (New Balance).

P A Y D A Y

Baseball’s highest-paid player in 2021 is $39 M Trout at $39 million, including an estimated $3.5 million from endorsements, licensing, memorabilia and appearances.

T I C K E T P R I C E S

The had the highest average ticket price for Opening Day at $666. San Diego $666 Padres ticket prices are up 169 percent from opening day in 2019, according to TicketIQ.

E C O N O M I C I M P A C T

According to the Arizona Office of Tourism, before the pandemic, the Cactus League would see almost 2 $39 M million fans spending on average $644 million dollars and creating more than 6,000 jobs every spring. In Florida, the numbers are similar according to the Flordia Sports Foundation with have a $687 million dollar impact.

A T T E N D A N C E Every major league stadium will let in fans to start the season, but capacities vary, ranging from just over 1,000 to 40,300. The were the only team to 100% allow full capacity on opening day, but Texas is expected to reduce the capacity for future games to allow for social distancing.

M E R C H A N D I S E S A L E S

Minor League Baseball and its 160 clubs in $85.7M the U.S. and Canada combined for a record $85.7 million in licensed merchandise sales in 2019, marking a 16 percent increase from 2018’s $73.8 million.

F R A N C H I S E V A L U E S The have been named by Sportico as Major League Baseball’s (MLB) most valuable franchise at US$6.75 billion. The least valuable of MLB’s teams are $6.75B the , who are estimated to be worth US$1.12 billion and the average MLB franchise is now said to be worth US$2.2 billion .

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