MLB (Major League Baseball): the Facebook and Twitter communities of the franchises (May 2018)

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Please find in the infographics below the Facebook (number of Likes) and Twitter (number of followers) communities of the 30 MLB franchises, the North American professional baseball league.
These infographics are automatically updated on the first day of each month.

MLB's 2018 regular season started on 29/03/2018.

MLB: Facebook likes of the franchises

Sources: Facebook

  • The official MLB Major League Baseball, the North American professional baseball league  Facebook page had nearly 7.16 million likes on 02/05/2019, virtually the second best total among the franchises of the league.

Seven teams (Yankees, Red Sox, Cubs, Dodgers, Giants, Cardinals, Tigers) accounted for 50% of the total likes accumulated by MLB franchises, on 01/05/2018:

Sources: Facebook

4 franchises saw their number of Facebook likes decline between 01/04 and 01/05/2019

  • The Houston Astros posted the best growth in absolute value on Facebook (+7,419 likes) between 01/04 and 01/05/2019, as well as the best percentage growth (+0.6%).

MLB: Twitter followers…

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