The 2019 season ended in disappointment, and that is reflected in the attendance numbers for this season.
Before I get to Cubs attendance numbers, it’s worth noting that attendance across all of MLB was down 1.7 percent in 2018 over 2017, and the total was MLB’s lowest since 2003. Some of the reasons for that seem clear:
While there are many reasons for the attendance decline, it’s hard not to lay a hefty amount of the blame on an increasing number of teams simply not trying to win. There were four 100-loss teams in 2019 and six more teams lost at least 90 games.