The Business of Baseball

The Business of Baseball

Forbes has published their "Business of Baseball" list on April 16, 2008 and the key numbers show that America's National Pastime is more popular than ever. In 2007 baseball broke its attendance record for the fourth consecutive season when 79.5 million fans hit the turnstiles.

Rank Team Current ValueRevenueOperating Income 
1 New York Yankees New York Yankees$1,306,000,000$327,000,000-$47,300,000 
2 New York Mets New York Mets$824,000,000$235,000,000$32,900,000 
3 Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox$816,000,000$263,000,000-$19,100,000 
4 Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers$694,000,000$224,000,000$20,000,000 
5 Chicago Cubs Chicago Cubs$642,000,000$214,000,000$21,400,000 
6 Los Angeles Angels Los Angeles Angels$500,000,000$200,000,000$15,200,000 
7 Atlanta Braves Atlanta Braves$497,000,000$199,000,000$28,100,000 
8 San Francisco Giants San Francisco Giants$494,000,000$197,000,000$19,900,000 
9 St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals$484,000,000$194,000,000$21,500,000 
10 Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Phillies$481,000,000$192,000,000$14,300,000 
11 Seattle Mariners Seattle Mariners$466,000,000$194,000,000$10,100,000 
12 Houston Astros Houston Astros$463,000,000$193,000,000$20,400,000 
13 Washington Nationals Washington Nationals$460,000,000$153,000,000$43,700,000 
14 Chicago White Sox Chicago White Sox$443,000,000$193,000,000$30,600,000 
15 Cleveland Indians Cleveland Indians$417,000,000$181,000,000$29,200,000 
16 Texas Rangers Texas Rangers$412,000,000$172,000,000$17,200,000 
17 Detroit Tigers Detroit Tigers$407,000,000$173,000,000$4,600,000 
18 Baltimore Orioles Baltimore Orioles$398,000,000$166,000,000$7,700,000 
19 San Diego Padres San Diego Padres$385,000,000$167,000,000$23,600,000 
20 Arizona Diamondbacks Arizona Diamondbacks$379,000,000$165,000,000$5,900,000 
21 Colorado Rockies Colorado Rockies$371,000,000$169,000,000$26,200,000 
22 Toronto Blue Jays Toronto Blue Jays$352,000,000$160,000,000-$1,800,000 
23 Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati Reds$337,000,000$161,000,000$19,300,000 
24 Milwaukee Brewers Milwaukee Brewers$331,000,000$158,000,000$19,200,000 
25 Minnesota Twins Minnesota Twins$328,000,000$149,000,000$23,800,000 
26 Oakland Athletics Oakland Athletics$323,000,000$154,000,000$15,400,000 
27 Kansas City Royals Kansas City Royals$301,000,000$131,000,000$7,400,000 
28 Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates$292,000,000$139,000,000$17,600,000 
29 Tampa Bay Rays Tampa Bay Rays$290,000,000$138,000,000$29,700,000 
30 Florida Marlins Florida Marlins$256,000,000$128,000,000$35,600,000 
Information Provided by Forbes Magazine
More Lists
Art (9) Autos (24) Baseball (66) Basketball (26) Business (37) Education (31) Events (20) Film (159) Football (38) Games (48) Government (60) Literature (37) Music (113) Places (35) Television (126)
Exploring

Baseball

The Business of Baseball
Top of Page © 2013 Juggle, LLC
All Rights Reserved
Encyclopedia & Reference Resource