Best Baseball Cities of 2022
While we, here in Philly, and fans in Houston watch with bated breath to see who’ll be this year’s World Series champs, there are a lot of other baseball fans…
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – OCTOBER 23: Members of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrate after defeating the San Diego Padres in game five to win the National League Championship Series at Citizens Bank Park on October 23, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
While we, here in Philly, and fans in Houston watch with bated breath to see who’ll be this year's World Series champs, there are a lot of other baseball fans around the country just counting the days until a new season starts for their team. And while there’s no doubt Americans love baseball, it seems there are some cities where it’s easier to love America’s favorite pastime than others.
WalletHub has just come out with their list of 2022's Best Baseball Cities in the U.S.
The site judged 332 of the largest U.S. cities with at least one professional or college baseball team, looking at 31 key factors of baseball fan-friendlies.
Those things include team’s performance, average ticket price, stadium accessibility and more.
So, what is the best city for baseball? Did Philly take the title? Here are the top 20 ...
20. Kansas City, MO
Kansas City scored a 32.909 total score.
19. Baltimore, MD
Baltimore scored a total score of 34.274.
18. PHILADELPHIA !!!!!
Philly scored a 34.399.
17. Houston, TX
Houston, home of the Padres, scored a 34.4
16. San Diego, CA
San Diego has a total score of 34. 612
15. Milwaukee, WI
There really aren't many times I've had to type Milwaukee. It's strange.
Anyway, Milwaukee scored 35.277
14. St. Petersburg, FL
What?! Yeah. St. Pete's received a total score of 36. 297.
13. Arlington, TX
C'mon, now. Arlington got a 37.137
12. Pittsburgh, PA
This one makes my stomach turn. Higher than Philly?! Puh-leez! Pitt's total score is 37.897.
11. Cleveland, OH
Cleveland's total score is 38.414. Well done, Cleveland.
10. Minneapolis, MN
S'up, Sota? Minneapolis scored 40.224.
9. San Francisco, CA
San Fran's total score is 42.568.
7. Cincinnati, OH
42.69 for Cinci.
6. Chicago, IL
The Windy City scored a total of 45.585
5. Boston, MA
Beantown has a total score of 46.346.
4. Atlanta, GA
Hot-lanta, Baby! 50.289
3. Los Angeles, CA
LA's total score is 51. 263
2. St. Louis, MO
St. Louis garnered a total score of 51.553.
1. New York, NY
Yeah. I know. Bleh. New York came in at number one with an impressive score of 56.064.
