In the social media and Twitter world, Mets fans are known to be very vocal. For those of us that are active on the medium, we are very familiar with the hashtag #MetsTwitter.
So when it comes to the actual number of accounts that are following the Mets on Twitter, where does our team rank?
To no surprise, the Yankees rule the Twitterverse, with nearly 360,000 more followers than the next most followed team. While the average Met fan may be down on the team right now, considering we’re still in the largest media market in the country, surely the Mets would be near the top, right?
Not quite. The Mets have the 13th most followers, more than 46,000 behind the Cincinnati Reds and less than 5,000 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Yankees have more than quadruple the number of followers than the Mets.
By sheer numbers, not only has attendance dwindled and frustration set in among fans – nearly twice as many people are interested in hearing what the Braves have to say than the Mets.
So how many followers do each of the MLB teams official twitter accounts have (as of Sunday evening, September 14th, 2014)
- Yankees -1,214,518
- Phillies – 855,619
- Red Sox – 853,444
- Giants – 645,743
- Dodgers – 572,513
- Braves – 535,743
- Cardinals – 500,509
- Blue Jays – 495,041
- Tigers – 487,450
- Rangers – 421,587
- Cubs – 385,803
- Reds – 328,461
- Mets – 282,251
- Pirates – 277,501
- Orioles – 249,417
- Indians – 239,075
- Twins – 233,445
- White Sox – 218,233
- Mariners – 217,213
- Brewers – 216,062
- Royals – 213,110
- Angels – 212,725
- Athletics – 204,930
- Nationals – 204,701
- Rays – 187,280
- Astros – 161,079
- Diamondbacks – 149,675
- Rockies – 149.115
- Padres – 134,422
- Marlins – 133,357
