Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional sports league in North America made up of 30 teams that compete in the American League and the National League. In 2023, just over 30 percent of players within the league were Hispanic or Latino.

Major League Baseball is one of the most popular professional sports leagues in North America. The survey depicts the level of interest in the MLB in the United States and it showed that 36 percent of Hispanic respondents were avid fans of the league.

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional sports league in North America made up of 30 teams that compete in the American League and the National League. In 2023, the share of players coming from a minority background stood at 40.5 percent.

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional sports league in North America made up of 30 teams that compete in the American League and the National League. In 2023, only 6.3 percent of MLB players were African American.

A January 2024 survey in the United States revealed that almost 69 percent of MLB fans who attended or watched games were Caucasian. Meanwhile, close to 19 percent of MLB fans were Hispanic.

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league in North America made up of 30 teams that compete in the American League and the National League. While 20 percent of MLB fans are Hispanic, this figure varies greatly among supporters of different teams. Approximately 29 percent of Miami Marlins supporters were Hispanic, while the figure among Atlanta Braves fans stood at 15 percent.

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional sports league in North America made up of 30 teams that compete in the American League and the National League. In 2023, almost 70 percent of head coaches within the league were Hispanic or Latino.

The Major League Baseball is a North American sports organization comprising two leagues, the National League and the American League, with a total of 30 teams. During a 2020 survey in the United States, 60 percent of MLB fans were White.

Major League Baseball is one of the most popular professional sports leagues in North America. The survey depicts the level of interest in the MLB in the United States and it showed that 33 percent of respondents aged 35 to 44 were avid fans of the league.

This graph depicts the percentage of survey participants that follow Major League Baseball in 2014, by ethnicity. 34 percent of African American respondents said that they follow Baseball.

This graph shows the distribution of the 2013 MLB regular season television audience by race or ethnicity. The share of white television viewers for the 2013 MLB regular season was 83 percent.

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional sports league in North America made up of 30 teams that compete in the American League and the National League. In 2023, roughly 31 percent of head coaches within the league came from a minority background.

In 2022, just over 38 percent of Major League Soccer (MLS) players were white, while Hispanic or Latino players made up nearly a third of the league. MLS was founded in 1993, with 29 U.S. and Canadian teams competing as of 2023.

There are widely considered to be four major professional men's sports leagues in the United States and Canada - NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL. The professional soccer league (MLS) has also achieved some popularity in the United States in recent years. During a 2019 survey, 27 percent of Hispanic respondents stated that the National Football League, NFL, was their favorite men's U.S. professional sports league to follow.

Major League Soccer is a professional men's soccer league that comprises 26 teams from the U.S. and Canada. During an April 2023 survey, 64 percent of Hispanic respondents from the United States reported that they had no interest in Major League Soccer.

In 2023, the greatest share of players by ethnic group in the National Football League (NFL) were black or African American athletes, constituting just over 53 percent of players within the NFL. Despite the large population of Hispanic or Latino people within the United States, there is a substantial underrepresentation within the NFL, with only 0.5 percent of players identifying as such.

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that was established in 1920 and now consists of 32 clubs divided into two conferences, the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The league culminates in the Super Bowl, the NFL's annual championship game. As the league’s championship game, the Super Bowl has grown into one of the world's largest single-day sporting events, attracting high television ratings and generating billions of dollars in consumer spending.

NFL revenues The NFL is one of the most profitable sports leagues in the world, generating a staggering 18.6 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. This total revenue of all 32 NFL teams has constantly increased over the past 15 years and, although this figure dropped significantly in 2020, this was largely as a result of the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) containment measures. This significant drop in revenue demonstrates one of the primary impacts of COVID-19 on professional sports leagues.

NFL franchises As a result of this profitability in non-pandemic times, the franchises of the NFL are attributed extremely high market values. The Dallas Cowboys were by far the most valuable franchise in the NFL, with a market value of nine billion US dollars in 2023. The high value of NFL franchises can be seen clearly when compared to those of the NBA, MLB, and NHL. Franchises within the NFL had an average market value of approximately 5.1 billion U.S. dollars in 2023.

Professional sports leagues in North America have traditionally been home to athletes from many backgrounds and ethnicities. In the 2023 season, over 70 percent of the players in the National Basketball Association (NBA) were African American. In comparison, 17.5 percent of NBA athletes were white and 2.2 percent were Hispanic.

NCAA men's baseball is the college level of basketball played in the United States and is seen as the final step up before the MLB. In a survey conducted in May 2022, 12 percent of Black respondents stated that they were avid fans of NCAA college baseball in the United States.

Ahead of the 2022 Major League Baseball (MLB) season, the Cleveland Indians announced that the team would henceforth be known as the Cleveland Guardians. This move came as a result of increasing pressure from fans and sponsor to replace the original Native American-based name. During a July 2021 survey in the United States, 56 percent of Black respondents approved of the franchise's decision to change its name following the current season, while this figure fell to 33 percent among white respondents.

There are millions of sports fans across the United States, from those religiously following an NFL team to avid tennis fans or those who watch every Formula One Grand Prix. During an April 2023 survey in the United States, 44 percent of male respondents stated that they were avid sports fans. Meanwhile, this figure was just 15 percent among female respondents.

National Football League fans in the U.S.

Football is a widely enjoyed sport in the United States, as is evident from the millions of fans who tune in to watch their favorite teams compete every Monday night. The sport enjoys a diverse viewer demographic, with more than two thirds of white, Hispanic, and Black participants in an online survey identifying as either an avid or casual fan of football in January 2023. The survey also investigated the level of interest in the NFL in the U.S. broken down by gender, with a significantly larger share of men identifying as avid fans of the sport than women.

Women’s professional sports fans in the U.S.

Women’s professional sports viewership in the U.S. has grown significantly in recent years, helped at least partially by tournament victories across a wide range of sporting categories. When asked about the reason behind their interest in women’s sport in the U.S., nearly a third of respondents highlighted international events such as the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup as primary motivators for their interest. Meanwhile, when asked about the role of advertisers in promoting the growth of women’s sport in the U.S., more than half of survey participants believed that media agencies had a responsibility to do so.