The Chicago White Sox won their game on Tuesday, but that wasn’t the thing that jumped out at me. The thing that jumped out was how empty U.S. Cellular Field was. A few scattered fans were in the bleachers and around the foul territory, but that was it.
This team ranks 26th in the major leagues with an average attendance of 22,793. That’s only better than Miami, Cleveland, Oakland and Tampa Bay. To put that in perspective, U.S. Cellular Field has a capacity of 40,615. They’re barely selling enough tickets to fill half the stadium and that should be a huge concern to the front office.