Are the baseball standards gradually falling or are people no longer interested in watching a Miami Marlins game? That might be the question among many after the not-so-impressive attendance at the stadium. Obviously, we cannot expect more when the two worst teams this season face off against each other at one of the least popular ballparks. It’s rather shocking to see such low attendance numbers, even less than a half-capacity Boeing 747. But any guesses of the reason?

Well, the Miami Marlins are currently sitting at the bottom of the NL East with a 23-36 record and even worse .390 PCT. The Colorado Rockies, on the other hand, are also lagging at the bottom in the NL West with an even worse record, 11-50, with just a .180 PCT. They are the third fastest teams in MLB history to reach the 50 losses mark.

And let’s be fair—the low attendance number at the ballpark says it all. It seems like the fans are no longer interested in watching their games. During the first pitch of the game, there was barely any audience. And this prompted a sports media channel, 3rd Strong Sports, to post a juddering picture with a caption that read, “Record-breaking night in Miami! The Miami Marlins set an MLB record for “lowest attendance” in their game tonight vs the Colorado Rockies. A staggering 137 people attended the game as the Rockies got the win and improved their historically bad record to 10-50.”

Although it’s a funny take on the surprisingly low numbers at the LoanDepot Park, it cannot be denied that attendance has gone down below the average. The Colorado Rockies managed to win the game by 6-4, but the excitement and chorus of cheers felt somewhat missing.

If we look at the capacity of the stadium, it’s 37,000, but the number of people attending this game was 137. Well, it might be due to the severe rain, flooding in several areas and trees getting uprooted, which prevented people from coming down to the stadium.

However, one thing must be noted: despite the Rockies’ disastrous record this season, about 27,621 people on average have visited Coors Field to watch their games. But the same hasn’t been the case for the Miami Marlins. The average attendance at LoanDepot Park has been dwindling ever since it was opened in 2012. It remained around 11,944, putting the park at the bottom of the ranking in terms of attendance.

Reasons behind the surprisingly low attendance numbers for Miami Marlins

Well, the attendance woes have continued to haunt the Miami Marlins for a long time. Not just because they are performing so badly. But maybe the fans disapprove of the way the team is spending or even the lack of experience among the players. In fact, Bruce Sherman is actually not willing to spend on players to a certain level. And that’s perhaps the thing behind not being able to achieve the desired MLB standards. But then, what do the fans get?

A list of inexperienced players who are trying to make it big in the major league. And as expected, they lost six out of their last eight games. The surprising thing was that they lost to one of the worst teams in MLB this year, the Colorado Rockies. The Rockies were the last team that hadn’t won a series yet. They were standing at 0-for-19 ahead of the series against the Marlins at LoanDepot Park. And surprisingly, they won the game.

 The Marlins tried their best by leading 2-0 in the third, all thanks to Kyle Stowers and outfielder Jesus Sanchez, who managed to hit RBI singles. But that wasn’t enough, as the Rockies bounced back with Jordan Beck hitting an RBI single, too. He was well supported by Thairo Estrada’s sacrifice fly that went to left field. And it was followed by Hunter Goodman’s home run in the eighth inning, which eventually laid the winning platform.

So, there are plenty of reasons that come into play when we consider the low attendance at any Miami Marlins game. But now, the real deal is what the Miami Marlins are going to do to appeal to the fanbase and increase the attendance numbers at the LoanDepot Park. What, according to you, might be the solutions to this problem?