As of last Sunday, Major League Baseball's regular-season attendance is down nearly 4.5% this year -- including both New York clubs, according to Reuters.
Why is the inclusion of the New York Yankees and Mets important? Because the two teams opened brand new palaces this year, both of which are smaller than the parks they played in a year ago.
Before the season, baseball officials predicted that attendance could drop as much as 10% from last year's 78.6 million -- with league revenue coming in flat compared to last year's record $6.5 billion.
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