# Three Perspectives on How Major League Baseball Can Reverse its Sagging Popularity

Published 2021-10-19 · Updated 2026-03-26 · Sports & Entertainment on MarketScale
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> Baseball has occupied an important place in the fabric of American society for well over a century. The game carries a strong sense of history and nostalgia for many of us, conjuring memories of playing catch in the yard or passing through the turnstiles to see the outfield grass for the first time. As the…

Baseball has occupied an important place in the fabric of American society for well over a century. The game carries a strong sense of history and nostalgia for many of us, conjuring memories of playing catch in the yard or passing through the turnstiles to see the outfield grass for the first time.

As the [popularity of baseball](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/22/sports/baseball/baseball-popularity-world-series.html) has waned in recent years, it’s fair to wonder whether the nostalgia the game carries currently outweighs the relevance of its on-field product. In an effort to reduce the trend of declining viewership and flagging interest, [Major League Baseball](https://www.mlb.com/) has begun experimenting with different solutions to make the game more entertaining for a 21st century audience.

[MarketScale](https://marketscale.com) sourced the thoughts of three experts with differing perspectives on the game to give us their take on how baseball should evolve.

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