The first game of the three-game MLB American League Wild Card series between the visiting Texas Rangers and the home team Tampa Bay Rays drew the lowest non-COVID playoff attendance since 1919.
The game drew only 19,704 fans to Tropicana Field Tuesday afternoon, with the game starting at 3:07 p.m. EDT, according to statistics from the Elias Sports Bureau.
The Rays routinely rank low for home attendance, averaging 17,781 fans per game for their 81 home games, 27th out of the league’s 30 teams AP said. The Rays announced plans last month to replace the domed stadium with a new 30,000-seat facility located nearby. That game, held in Cincinnati, drew only 13,923 fans, due to the mishandling of ticket availability by the Reds front office.
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