Major League Baseball (MLB) is a baseball organization and one of the major sports leagues in the United States and Canada. It consists of the National League and American League, which are 147 and 120 years old respectively. This makes MLB one of the oldest major sports leagues in the world. With baseball being one of the top sports in the USA, the popularity of MLB is insane. The league ranks third in terms of biggest sports league in the world, generating over $10 billion in revenue annually. There is no surprise that the MLB and the teams in the league have a huge following on social media. Let’s have a look at the Top 7 Most Followed MLB Teams on Instagram.
Top 7 Most Followed MLB Teams on Instagram
7. New York Mets
New York Mets stands no. 7 in the list of most popular MLB teams on Instagram. They have just over 1.5M followers on Instagram. They go by the username @mets on the platform. Mets joined Instagram in May 2012. Citi Field located in New York City is the Mets’ Ballpark.
6. Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays has more than 1.5M followers on Instagram. They stand 6th in the list of most followed MLB teams. They are the only MLB team from Canada. Blue Jays joined the platform in 2012. They have more than 10 thousand posts on their handle. Also Read: Most followed NFL teams on Instagram
5. Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Braves has more than 1.7 million followers on Instagram and stands at the fifth position. They go by the username @braves on the platform. The team was founded in 1871 as the Boston Red Stockings and has changed their name quite a few times. It has been based in Atlanta since 1966.
4. Chicago Cubs
Chicago based MLB team Chicago Cubs has 1.8 million followers on the popular social media platform. The team goes by the username @cubs and joined Instagram in April 2012. They play their home games at Wrigley Field. The team was established as Chicago White Stockings in 1876.
3. Boston Red Sox
With 2.2 million followers on Instagram, Boston based Red Sox stands third in this list. They go by the username @redsox and have more than 12 thousand posts on their account. The team joined Instagram in April 2012. They compete in the MLB as an East division member club of the American League. Also Read: Most Followed Football Clubs and Teams on Instagram
2. Los Angeles Dodgers
The second spot in this list is occupied by the Los Angeles Dodgers with over 3.1 million followers on Instagram. The team can be found on the social media platform with the username @dodgers. They joined Instagram in April 2012. The team was established in Brooklyn in 1883 as Brooklyn Grays. Walter O’Malley, the then Dodgers owner and president, relocated the franchise to Los Angeles before the 1958 season.
1. New York Yankees
With a whopping 3.2 million followers on Instagram, New York Yankees acquire the first spot in the list of most followed MLB teams. The team is based in the Bronx New York City borough. The Yankee Stadium (II) has been their ball park since 2009. They have won a total of 27 World Series Titles, with the latest being in 2009. They also won the AL East Division title in 2022. Also Read: Top 5 most followed sports teams on Instagram in May 2024: CSK bag second position!
List of least followed MLB teams Teams
| Teams | Followers |
| Colorado Rockies | 525,000 |
| Minnesota Twins | 522,000 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 487,000 |
| Oakland Athletics | 482,000 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 480,000 |
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