Portland named best minor league sports market in country

Portland named #1 Minor League Sports Market of the Year
Portland has been named the number one Minor League Sports Market of 2024, according to Sports Business Journal.
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In a New England port town known by outsiders for its lighthouses and shipyards, great beer and lobster, flannels and L.L. Bean boots, Portland, Maine, has evolved into a quintessential minor league sports town.
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Take a bow, Portland. We're No. 1. On Monday, the Sports Business Journal released its rankings of minor league sports markets. For the first time, Portland topped the list. It makes sense. Portland is home to three successful minor league teams — baseball's Portland Sea Dogs,
Portland named top minor league sports market by the Sports Business Journal
From baseball to basketball to hockey and now soccer, Maine's largest city sits atop the rankings with growing fan support.
Portland named the best minor league sports market in the country
Now, Portland has been named the No. 1 minor league sports market in the country for 2024 by Sports Business Journal, in a ranking published Monday. In 2019, Portland ranked No. 118 on the list and then No. 71 in 2022 before rising to the top this year.
Sports Digest: Portland tabbed top minor league sports market by Sports Business Journal
Labeled a 'quintessential minor league sports town,' Portland has seen strong attendance numbers from its pro teams.
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