The decision to play a shortened season came amid the coronavirus pandemic and after contentious settlements in between the league and players union that appeared on the verge of breaking down multiple times.
Poll respondents noted that lost time, with 58% of them agreeing that MLBs slow return was a “missed out on opportunity.”
Even so, the majority of people stated the public standoff wont impact their baseball viewing practices, as 64% of sports fans stated it will not alter how much of the sport they view. The majority (53%) had actually restricted awareness of the settlements anyway, saying they heard absolutely nothing much or absolutely nothing at all about them.
The survey was conducted Tuesday to Friday by the Global Strategy Group and included 1,003 sports fans. The majority of participants took part after MLB revealed on Tuesday its contract to start the season late next month.
More than three-quarters of baseball fans support Major League Baseballs plan to hold a shortened, 60-game season, according to an ESPN survey released Saturday.
In the survey, 77% of participants who stated they were baseball fans revealed assistance for the 60-game season, with 23% opposing it. Of all sports fans surveyed, 73% supported and 27% opposed MLBs plan.
MLB is set to hold Opening Day on July 23 or 24, and players are set to start training camps next week.
