Yankees' Randy Levine takes issue with teams 'complaining and whining' about money when attendance is low

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New York Yankees president Randy Levine took shots at the Tampa Bay Rays and Miami Marlins for failing to boost attendance as they receive revenue-sharing money from bigger-market teams.

Levine made the remarks last week at Sportico’s Invest in Sports Conference. He was with team owner Hal Steinbrenner, who made news when he suggested personnel changes could be coming in the organization.

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Randy Levine, president of the New York Yankees, speaks at the Bloomberg Sports Business Summit in New York City on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. (Peter Foley/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

However, Levine had a bone to pick with the Rays and Marlins. Tampa Bay ranked 27th in average attendance with 17,781 people even with one of the best records in baseball. The team’s lack of attendance was notably highlighted during the American League Wild Card Series. Miami was 29th in average attendance with 14,356.

"A lot more focus has to be on individual teams to do better and not just rely on revenue sharing," Levine said. "You can’t have two Florida teams averaging 15,000 fans. You can’t have it. You don’t go into an NFL stadium or an NBA arena and see that. And I think that there’s been a dependency issue that’s got to get better.

Curtis Mead #25 of the Tampa Bay Rays reacts to striking out to end the game against the Texas Rangers during Game Two of the Wild Card Series at Tropicana Field on October 04, 2023 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)

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