Baseball is America’s pastime, and fans cannot wait to get out to the ballpark to go and see games. Many teams have seen their attendance numbers increase over the past few seasons.

According to a press release by the MLB, attendance numbers are looking fantastic this year (via Craig Calcaterra of NBC Sports). They are up 8.1 percent thus far.

There are a number of reasons why the game is more popular than ever.

Spending a summer night at the ballpark is always an experience, and it is good to see that more and more people are taking advantage of that opportunity.

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