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USA Today Sports Media Group
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Charles Curtis

Everyone roasted Rays fans for barely showing up for their first 2023 playoff game

This has always been the problem with the Tampa Bay Rays: Whether it’s a lack of interest in baseball or the terrible stadium (we ranked it 29th of the 30 stadiums in 2023), fans don’t show up enough, despite the fact that they’re a contender.

And that was true on Tuesday. Just 19,704 fans showed up. That’s the lowest attendance for a playoff game since … 1919!! That’s right, 104 years ago! What the heck?!

And now there’s buzz about a new stadium? For a fanbase that barely shows up for a postseason game? Not good.

Everyone roasted Rays fans on X on Tuesday. Here’s a sampling:

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