The Twins’ attendance figures are “slightly lagging behind last year,” which was the lowest-attended season in Target Field history, according to Bobby Nightengale of the MINNESOTA STAR TRIBUNE. Through 39 home games, the Twins have reported that they “sold exactly 760,000 tickets.” That is a 3.1% decrease from the 784,420 tickets the Twins sold in their first 39 home games last year. Nightengale writes there was “an expectation the Twins would have smaller crowds” at the start of the season. Fans were “furious after last year’s historic trade deadline teardown,” where the Twins traded 38% of their major league roster. There were then “no significant roster additions” in the winter, and they entered the season with a $96.5M Opening Day payroll, their lowest in 12 years. The team also played 17 home games in April, when cold weather “typically hampers crowds.” Target Field attendance “should tick up during the next homestand,” as the Twins will host the Dodgers from June 22-24, and there is a postgame Ludacris concert after their game against the Rockies on June 26. The Twins have played “only three home games this season with announced crowds above 30,000.” The team has not drawn 2 million fans in a season since 2019 (MINNESOTA STAR TRIBUNE, 6/16).
