Reviewed by: Caleb Turrentine
Trash Pandas lead Alabama’s baseball teams in attendance for 2026
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The Rocket City Trash Pandas added another accolade to their trophy shelf for 2026 by leading all of Alabama’s minor league baseball teams in attendance for the season.
The Trash Pandas captured their first Southern League championship this season, finishing off an amazing turnaround for a team that finished last in the league in 2025.
When it comes to attendance, however, the Trash Pandas have consistently been a popular draw since their inaugural season in 2021 here in the Rocket City. The team has led the Southern league in attendance in 4 of its 6 seasons.
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Trash Pandas finish 3rd in the Southern League for attendance
This season, the Trash Pandas finished third in the league with a total attendance of 280,161, and an average of 4,245 per game—which is the stat used to measure attendance rankings), according to Baseball America. This was actually a decrease from last year’s total of 4,303.
The Birmingham Barons saw an increase in attendance from last year, averaging 3,548 fans per game, compared to last year’s average of 3,466.
Montgomery finished at the bottom of the league in attendance this season, as the Biscuits averaged just over 2,000 fans a game.
Here’s the breakdown for Southern League attendance in 2026:
- Chattanooga Lookouts: 5,020
- Knoxville Smokies: 4,401
- Rocket City Trash Pandas: 4,245
- Pensacola Blue Wahoos: 3,903
- Birmingham Barons: 3,548
- Columbus Clingstones: 3,059
- Biloxi Shuckers: 2,148
- Montgomery Biscuits: 2,069
Chattanooga opened a new stadium this season, which likely played into its boost in attendance, just as Knoxville’s new stadium did last season, when the Smokies led the Southern League in attendance.
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