Major League Baseball during the COVID-19 pandemic: does a lack of spectators affect home advantage?

Abstract A home advantage is present in most professional sports leagues. Spectators may be a major factor in home advantage, but empirical results have been mixed. Professional games were played without spectators during the 2020 season amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This study investigated home advan...

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Main Authors: Yung-Chin Chiu, Chen-Kang Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2022-05-01
Series:Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-022-01193-6