The Milwaukee Brewers not only made a $66 million profit in 2018, but they have been able to make more money per fan than all but one team in the sport.
Forbes Magazine revealed its Major League Baseball franchise financial evaluations for 2018 and found that the Brewers' overall value has risen to $1.175 billion, a 14 percent increase from last year.
It stems from the team making about a six-percent profit, certainly a product of its run to the National League Championship Series.
Only seven teams made more profit than the Brewers, led by the Los Angeles Dodgers' $95 million operating income.
The Brewers are spending more on players this year as well. Sportrac says the Brewers' total adjusted salary in 2019 so far is more than $125 million, a $17 million bump up from 2018.
The Brewers are also powerfully successful in making more revenue per fan than almost every team in the sport.
Per Forbes, the Brewers earn $111 per fan on ballpark and local media contract revenues. That evaluation divides the total revenue from those two areas by the number of fans in the metropolitan areas. Only the San Francisco Giants make more per fan.
Milwaukee is the smallest market in Major League Baseball, yet it finished 10th in MLB attendance at 2.85 million fans, more than 35,000 per game. Repeat business (fans attending more than one game) certainly plays a part in the Brewers' financial success.