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It's an unscientific study to be sure but our friends at BetOnline have found the Philadelphia Phillies are the most hated team in the USA. This is despite the Phillies being the 2nd most likely team currently to win the 2024 World Series. Granted it's pretty ugly at the moment.
Currently, the Phillies pay out just over $400 for every $100 bet to win the 2024 World Series. Some sites are creeping up as high as +525. Coming into their series against Seattle, the Phillies have won a single game in their last seven.
The graphic below is based on negative sentiment tweets for each MLB team since Opening Day back in March. For example, tracking tweets like "I hate the Dodgers," "The Dodgers suck," "(expletive) the Dodgers," "Screw the Dodgers," etc. Over 100,000 tweets were tracked.
Last year the Dodgers held the title of "most hated," and in 2022 it was the Yankees... but this year MLB fans have turned their ire to the Phillies.
Here is the breakdown (based on negative sentiment tweets tracked):
Philadelphia Phillies - 9657
New York Yankees - 9141
Los Angeles Dodgers - 8987
Houston Astros - 8678
Boston Red Sox - 8214
Chicago White Sox - 7081
New York Mets - 5703
Texas Rangers - 4866
Chicago Cubs - 4691
St. Louis Cardinals - 4649
Atlanta Braves - 4371
Cleveland Guardians - 4281
Seattle Mariners - 3868
Cincinnati Reds - 3782
Tampa Bay Rays - 3746
Washington Nationals - 3732
Pittsburgh Pirates - 3595
San Diego Padres - 3552
San Francisco Giants - 3437
Oakland Athletics - 3391
Kansas City Royals - 3122
Detroit Tigers - 2934
Baltimore Orioles - 2907
Milwaukee Brewers - 2723
Arizona Diamondbacks - 2476
Minnesota Twins - 2307
Colorado Rockies - 2210
Toronto Blue Jays - 2112
Los Angeles Angels - 2040
Miami Marlins - 1929
