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Which MLB Fanbases Are the Most Loyal?

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Jan 17, 2025
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It’s been 17 years since a team from the Keystone State last won a World Series.
However, that hasn’t stopped fans of the Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates from wholeheartedly embracing Pennsylvania’s two MLB franchises, with each scoring well in a recent survey of league supporters.  

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For Philly, the returns were especially impressive, with the NL East franchise ranking third out of 30 MLB teams when it came to fanbase loyalty with a total score of 12.56 points, ranking behind the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees, while the Pirates finished 15th, with a total score of 53.44 points.

As for the teams themselves on the diamonds of the MLB this season across Pennsylvania sports betting, oddsmakers from Fanatics Sportsbook currently have the Phillies as their fifth leading candidate to win it all in 2025, at +1100, while the Pirates check in at +10000 to win the club’s first title since 1979 this fall.

Before the 2025 MLB season begins, PennStakes.com wanted to see what MLB teams have the strongest, most loyal fans.

We factored in average stadium attendance, number of followers on X, attendance at away games and record over the seasons from 2022-2024.

Most Loyal MLB Fans

RankTeamScore
1Los Angeles Dodgers4.64
2New York Yankees5.67
3Philadelphia Phillies12.56
4Chicago Cubs13.49
5Atlanta Braves21.60
6San Francisco Giants23.49
T-7Texas Rangers33.49
T-7Boston Red Sox33.49
9Toronto Blue Jays33.52
10St. Louis Cardinals34.51
11San Diego Padres35.54
12Houston Astros38.59
13New York Mets41.55
14Cincinnati Reds52.45
15Pittsburgh Pirates53.44
16Arizona Diamondbacks54.51
17Baltimore Orioles54.57
18Los Angeles Angels56.43
19Detroit Tigers59.47
20Milwaukee Brewers59.56
21Cleveland Guardians61.54
22Colorado Rockies62.39
23Seattle Mariners64.54
24Chicago White Sox66.38
25Washington Nationals67.41
26Tampa Bay Rays67.55
27Kansas City Royals70.43
28Oakland Athletics71.37
29Minnesota Twins75.51
30Miami Marlins77.44

Where Pennsylvania’s Two MLB Clubs Rank

Of the two teams that call Pennsylvania home, Philadelphia scored much better across our metrics, speaking to the immense loyalty that sports fans in the City of Brotherly Love have for the Senior Circuit club, while Pirates fans finished in the middle of the pack, loyalty-wise.

For the Pirates, it’s understandable that fans would be a bit wary of throwing themselves behind the club too much, given the fact that the Pirates haven’t won the NL Central since joining the division, with Pittsburgh’s last divisional crown coming as a member of the old NL East in 1992.

Over in Philly, the results have been more promising in the regular season, with the Phillies winning four NL East division titles since the franchise’s last World Series championship in 2008, though the longstanding National League club has yet to hoist the Commissioner’s Trophy in two trips to the championship series in that span (2009 and 2022).

Regardless, it’s safe to say that Phillies fans are among the most passionate of any fanbase in the Majors, while baseball patrons in the state’s western flank are a bit more reserved, thanks to the Pirates’ longstanding struggle for relevancy in the sports hotbed of Pittsburgh.  

PHOTO: Cindy Jones/Pixabay

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