As a Braves fan, I’m proud. *happy tear*
The Athletic recently released a survey of more than 120 players in the MLB, which questioned them about their thoughts regarding multiple things around baseball.
But the biggest juice comes from two questions: 1. Which organizations have the best reputation in MLB, and 2. Which ones have the worst? And I gotta be honest … a lot of y’all are not going to like the list. The most-hated teams by fans are the most-loved by players.
So let’s just rip it off like a Band-Aid: the Los Angeles Dodgers are by far the favorite. … Yeah, I know. (RELATED: Athletics’ Denzel Clarke Makes One Of Most Unbelievable Catches You Have To See It To Actually Believe It)
The survey had a total of 126 respondents, with the Dodgers grabbing 82 of their votes. To put it into perspective, the second-most loved team had 40 votes, with Los Angeles more than doubling that. And to make it even crazier, the boys in blue didn’t get ONE negative vote in terms of their reputation.
Rounding out the top five is 2. New York Yankees (another hated franchise), 3. Atlanta Braves, 4. Chicago Cubs and 5. Cleveland Guardians.
On the flip side, the baseball organizations with the worst reputations are 1. Athletics, 2. Chicago White Sox, 3. Colorado Rockies, 4. Miami Marlins and 5. Pittsburgh Pirates.
In other words, the teams who lose year after year.
Which organizations have the worst reputations among players?
The Athletics lead our poll.
Here’s why ⤵️https://t.co/jBNppQMTwI pic.twitter.com/8WE1LNyrAh
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) June 11, 2025
As someone who has worked for the Pirates organization before, I can tell you that the rumors are TRUE.
This article was originally published at dailycaller.com
