This brief analyzes each of the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchises in the National League
and their past regular-season and postseason records and financial performances while operating
as competitive popular and profitable or unprofitable enterprises. Using sport-specific
information and relevant demographic economic and financial data this brief will highlight
when and how well these MLB teams performed and the financial status and significance of their
organization as a member of an elite professional baseball league. The brief also investigates
the success of teams in terms of wins and losses based on home attendance at their ballparks
market value and revenue. Furthermore it compares the history productivity and prosperity
of the franchises among rivals in their division like the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets in
the National League East Division Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds in the Central Division
and Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants in the West Division. This brief will be on
interest to practitioners and scholars who research the sports industry college and university
professors who teach undergraduate and graduate students majoring in sports administration
business economics and management and fans of the sport.
