For a purportedly small market division, the Cincinnati Reds have some of the best competitors to have as rivals. The Chicago Cubs and Saint Louis Cardinals both have stadiums that are more expensive to get into. The Reds also have the Pittsburgh Pirates only a short drive away.
The Reds rank last in the NL in average home attendance just behind the mercurial Pirates. Three of the five AL teams with smaller average home attendance are in the American League Central. The other two are the Oakland Athletics and the Tampa Bay Rays.
Thanks to who they have played, the Reds are ranked 10th in MLB in road attendance.