LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers say they’ve drawn 4 million fans this season for the first time in franchise history.
Los Angeles is the first MLB team to draw 4 million fans since the New York Mets and Yankees did it in 2008. are only the 10th team in major league history to do it.
The defending World Series champion Dodgers say they topped the mark Sunday in their regular-season home finale against the San Francisco Giants. They hadn’t yet determined their final attendance number for the season.
“For these fans to post and show up every day, it’s incredible,” manager Dave Roberts said. “There’s a reason I feel we have the best fans in sports. The numbers speak to it. You can tell this past weekend, the emotion of the fans and how the players responded. It’s been great.”
The Yankees drew 4 million fans from 2005 to 2008 in each of their final four years at the old Yankee Stadium, while the Toronto Blue Jays did it in 1991, 1992 and 1993. The Colorado Rockies also hit the mark in 1993 while playing at cavernous Mile High Stadium.
The Dodgers list the capacity of Dodger Stadium, which opened in 1962, at an MLB-high 56,000. They’ve led the major leagues in attendance in 12 of the past 13 seasons since 2013, falling short only in 2020 amid restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Dodgers are wildly popular in Southern California, but they also draw because they’re winners: They’ve clinched a postseason berth for the 13th consecutive year since 2013, matching the second-longest playoff streak in baseball history during a stretch that includes two World Series championships and four NL pennants. They’re also likely to clinch their 12th NL West title in 13 years over the next week.
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