There’s a rule in professional sports: Win, and the fans will come to see the team.
That formula has once again proven very productive for the Mets in 2015, as they have a one game lead over the Nationals in the National League East with 55 games remaining in the regular season.
The Mets have drawn 1.6 million fans to Citi Field in 2015, good for eighth in the National League, according to Baseball Reference.
But the Mets have averaged nearly 30,253 fans per game, which is the sixth-highest mark in the National League. That number represents a 10.39 percent increase over last year’s average, Lou DePaoli, the Mets Chief Revenue Officer, recently told Steven Marcus of Newsday.
According to Marcus, the Mets attendance is the sixth-best increase in the game behind the Royals, Mariners, Padres, Astros and White Sox.
The Mets have drawn particularly well during weekend games, averaging nearly 38,000 per game on Saturdays. That number figures to increase thanks to a September home series against the Yankees and the final series of the season against the Nationals, which could have playoff implications.
Still, the Mets went through with their no fee promotion on the remainder of the team’s home games, meaning fans only have to pay for the face value of the tickets they purchase without having to worry about surcharges and convenience fees.
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