The Los Angeles Dodgers are in the midst of an unprecedented stretch that includes winning eight consecutive National League West titles, three pennants and a World Series title.
That kind of success has gained the organization many new fans over the years, but also plenty of acrimony as well. According to a recent study by BetOnline.ag, the Dodgers have emerged as the most disliked baseball team in the United States.
The sports betting website tracked Twitter data for over a month, including over 100,000 tweets from different states, to arrive to this conclusion.
The findings show that the Dodgers are the most hated team in nine states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. The New York Yankees aren’t far behind as they check in as the most hated team in eight states.
The rest of the list is comprised of the Houston Astros (seven states), New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals (six each), Chicago Cubs (four), Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox (three each), and Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies and San Francisco Giants (one each).
The Dodgers and Yankees leading the way as the two most hated teams in baseball makes sense given they are big market behemoths who always seem to be in the thick of the postseason each year.
The Astros checking in as the third-most hated team also doesn’t come as much of a surprise considering they ruffled a lot of feathers with their sign-stealing scandal that resulted in historic penalties being levied by MLB commissioner Rob Manfred.
Buehler credited Dodgers for creating ‘different’ atmosphere during Astros series
With fans returning to ballparks this year, Astros players and coaches have been booed perhaps more than any other team. That especially held true when the club traveled to Dodger Stadium for a brief two-game series in August.
“They sustained the noise, which is a tip of the hat to our fans,” Walker Buehler said of the energy Dodgers fans brought to the ballpark. “Obviously there were a few stoppages in the game with stuff going on the field. We get it.
“It’s an interesting thing because I think the emotion is warranted and I think there’s not a whole lot we’re going to do to change that. Certainly a different atmosphere and feel than most baseball games here.”
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