Orioles Welcome 100,000+ Fans for Nine out of Ten Seasons
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TUESDAY MAR 26, 2019 |
With yesterday’s crowd of 7,357 for this season’s Spring Training finale at Ed Smith Stadium, the Orioles have drawn a total of 103,167 fans for 16 home games in Sarasota. It is the ninth time in 10 seasons that the Orioles have welcomed more than 100,000 fans at Ed Smith Stadium. Since moving Major League operations to Sarasota, 1,091,516 fans have enjoyed Orioles Spring Training baseball at Ed Smith Stadium. The Orioles welcomed their One Millionth Fan into Ed Smith Stadium on February 26, becoming the fastest franchise to reach one million fans in almost a century of Spring Training baseball in Sarasota.
Additionally, the Orioles recorded five sellouts this spring, and the year-round operation in Sarasota County generates approximately $92 million in annual economic impact back to taxpayers and residents, according to an analysis by Sarasota County Government.
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