Even though many today will quibble over whether baseball can legitimately cling to its legacy reputation as the Great American Pastime, one thing is for certain. In the Mahoning Valley, baseball with bite from the Mahoning Valley Scrappers remains the undisputed summer spectator pastime with 96,856 strong reasons why.

That figure represents total attendance at Eastwood Field in Niles for Scrappers’ home games in the 2024 season. It represents a 20% increase over 2023’s total of 81,342 there and signals that fan enthusiasm for our region’s proud Major League Baseball Draft League team just keeps on growing.

We’re confident that growth will continue as the Scrappers open their 27th season as an organization and fifth season as a member of the MLB Draft League in Niles at 7:05 p.m. Wednesd

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