Chicago White Sox fans were found to drink more than any fan base in the Major League Baseball, a new study showed.
According to the study, White Sox fans drink an average of 4.2 drinks per game and spend about $ 46, placing them first on the “Most Drunk Baseball Fans” list.
“Chicago’s South Siders are known to be a little rowdy, so it’s no surprise that White Sox are first on our list of MLB fans who drink the most,” said NJ Online Gambling.
Chicago Cubs fans ranked 14th on the list, reportedly drinking an average of 3.4 drinks per game and spending about $ 45, just a dollar less than White Sox fans.
White Sox also ranked on the company’s “Biggest Pregamers” list, sitting in third place, behind only Toronto fans Blue Jays and St. Louis Cardinals. Approximately 67% of White Sox fans reported drinking before the game started, the study showed.
According to a similar study, 49% of White Sox fans also reported that they “probably lost part or all of the game due to drinking too much”, putting them in first place again.
The NJ Online Gambling study interviewed MLB fans over the age of 21 across the United States. According to the company, 58% of respondents were men and 42% women, with an average age of 36 years.
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Chicago may see some fans return to the stands, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said on Tuesday, as the city prepares for the start of the baseball season.
“Not at the moment, but I think there will be a point this season when you will see fans in the stands at Wrigley and the guaranteed fee field, which I still call Sox Park,” said Lightfoot.
The White Sox is scheduled to return home on April 8, after starting its season on the road, while the Cubs are scheduled to begin their home debut at Wrigley Field on April 1.
Lightfoot’s comments come as some fans begin to return to the stands in places that have long been closed, such as the Barclays Center in New York.
“What I said before is that we are discussing with both sports teams,” said Lightfoot. “I think they made very good plans and, when we are ready, we will announce what the future will be like for other potential spectators in the stands.”
Governor JB Pritzker said last week that discussions were also “underway” for Illinois.
“I don’t want to move forward in this process. I mean, honestly, we are counting on epidemiologists, as well as, you know, to find out how we can practically do this,” said Pritzker on Friday. “We are all very, very hopeful that the numbers – how well they have done in the state of Illinois so far – remain that way. But you know, Senator. [Dick] Durbin talked about the other variants that exist. And so we just want to be cautious and careful about what we do. But, certainly, these discussions continue. “
In early February, Dr. Allison Arwady, director of the Chicago Department of Public Health, said that while the city is making “good progress”, sports teams are still probably “months away” from allowing fans to attend games.
The Cubs and White Sox played the 2020 season without fans in the stands, and the Chicago Bears did the same at Soldier Field, with no fans in any of their eight home games.
Each team said it was in close contact with health officials about the situation.