Los Angeles Dodgers join elite club in 2025 season

The Los Angeles Dodgers just pulled off something only nine other teams in baseball history have ever done: they drew more than 4 million fans in a single season.

Season-long show at Chavez Ravine

Their regular-season finale against the rival San Francisco Giants pushed them past the mark, with 46,601 fans packing Dodger Stadium on Sunday. By the end of the year, the Dodgers had welcomed 4,012,470 people through the gates, averaging an eye-popping 49,537 per game.

Heartbeat of Dodger Stadium

“Every day these fans post up, and every day they deliver,” manager Dave Roberts said. “You can feel their energy, and our guys feed off it. I think we have the best fans in sports.”

The atmosphere has been undeniable. Los Angeles hosted more than 50,000 fans at 46 of its 81 home games this season, and not once did attendance dip below 40,000. Giveaways, especially the Dodgers’ famous bobblehead nights, helped fuel the frenzy, but so did the team’s star power. With Shohei Ohtani in uniform, the Dodgers not only filled Chavez Ravine but also led Major League Baseball in road attendance, averaging over 35,000 fans per game in opposing ballparks.

Rare company in baseball history

Reaching 4 million is something that hasn’t been seen in nearly two decades. The Yankees and Mets last did it in 2008, while Toronto and Colorado briefly reached the milestone in the 1990s. The Dodgers themselves didn’t even hit 3 million in a season until 1978, but since then they’ve topped that mark 36 different times.

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Dodger Stadium, which opened in 1962 and still holds the crown as MLB’s largest ballpark with a listed capacity of 56,000, has become a cathedral of constant sellouts. Since 2013, Los Angeles has led the majors in attendance in 12 of 13 seasons, with 2020 being the lone exception due to pandemic restrictions.

Standard for fan support

For a franchise that’s blended winning with spectacle, from championships to giveaways, this milestone is another marker of just how deep their fan base runs. Crowds that size don’t just happen because of geography. They happen because Dodger baseball has become more than a game in Los Angeles; it’s the city’s biggest show night after night.

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