For the sixth straight year, bobbleheads were the item most often handed out by MLB clubs to get fans in the door. Teams combined to hold 139 such dates last season, down from 148 in 2016. General-admission bobblehead giveaways gave teams an average attendance increase of 55 percent last season, compared with same-day games that did not have a promotion, according to data provided by MLB.
In terms of incentives that did not include a giveaway, concessions discounts and fireworks were again the top lures used by teams to help boost attendance.
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