Trash Pandas 2026 attendance among tops in the Southern League

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 total was good enough to top the Birmingham Barons and the Montgomery Biscuits for the season.

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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