(File Photo: Source for Photo: An opening day crowd watches a baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Yankees at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A new study by Bovada analyzed fan photos from across Major League Baseball to measure how many spectators wore team merchandise during games.

According to the study, fans of the Pittsburgh Pirates ranked second in MLB for visible team support.

The study found that an average of 45.01% of Pirates fans attending games wore team-branded merchandise.