Most Americans view these as exhibition games that don’t mean a lot. People from other countries view it as a chance to show national pride.

Feels like it is a cultural thing .
I am still bitter Taiwan didn’t host any games . Easily had the best atmosphere during 2023 WBC

Cultural clash. Not much we can do about it at this point. I’m just mad that the quarter/semi/finals will be played in the USA… should have been in DR or Tokyo

I was at the US-Brazil game last night. People were having fun and chanting, I thought my section was pretty into it. I think we also happened to be around a lot of big baseball fans and people who made a special trip to come to the games this weekend.

There was a big Brazilian fan group next to us who were also loud and cool and having fun.

To be fair, last nights game was brutal to watch. Brazil’s pitchers couldn’t get the ball over & walked seventeen batters. It’s hard to get hype for that.

It Is what it is, America associates similar culture with college sports, not professional sports, aside from soccer which seems to be universal chanting all across the globe, albeit at a slightly lower level in the mls compared to other countries.

God, this is such a reddity post.

“DAE Americans worse than other cultures??? Upboats to the left fellow redditors!”

In addition to cultural differences, American fans get to watch (mostly) American players represent their American team 162 games per year.

A lot of it just boils down to us viewing cheer sections and bands as something amateur sports do, the most prominent example being college football. The closest you’ll get to that are NFL cheerleaders who no one really cares about

Ahh USA bad, free internet points!

Speculation: Baseball fan culture in the United States is based upon it being a primarily summer sport, with the exception of October ball. Another thing is that American fans don’t really root for other American players beyond their home club. Bostonians (and I guess a solid portion of New Yorkers) aren’t going to actively root for Aaron Judge. But Japanese fans will follow all their major leaguers regardless of who they play for.

Also, the fan culture is centred around the outcome. On the other hand, baseball fan culture in other countries seem to centre around the fans themselves. Win or lose, one should have a fun experience going to a game. College sports can be a bit like this.

Jesus Christ this is such a crybaby bullshit Redditor thing to complain about.

From what I can gather, US crowds (generally) are comparatively boring because of both the team PA led generic chanting, as well as the audience restrictions that the stadium puts on them (ex. No instruments, no roughhousing), that would stop naturally hyped up fan clubs from forming.

It’s not that we’re incapable of a hype crowd outside of the playoffs, just look at College Football, and how crazy they go over there.

Everyone enjoys the game how they like to enjoy the game.

It’s because there are already 30 team USA’s and they play 162 games every year.

It’s the same in domestic sports. Outside of US and Canada sports crowds are generally on another level

American baseball culture is chill. It’s a summer game, we like to sit back, crack a cold one or grab a snack and take it in. The usual baseball season is 162 games so it doesn’t make sense to get all worked up over a single result. It’s a vibe, there’s a certain sedate rhythm to the game that is enjoyable to take in at that level. Now, when the playoffs or rivalry games kick in, it gets a bit more amped, but we enjoy the game as is. Now I love the spice of other baseball cultures and whatever y’all bring to the table for the wbc, the Asian leagues, and Caribbean winter ball. It’s cool, but it’s not what we do. The game sits in a different headspace for the usual American baseball fan.

It was Brazil and not a competitive game.

In the cricket world cup, there is England who created the sport but all the other countries that they previously colonized are in there to stick it to them. Even though the US has never conolized the DR, Venezula, or Japan, it is that same dynamic to some extent. We see it as an appitizer to the regular season while the other countries are there for pride.

Ah the necessary anti USA circle jerk thread is here

I know this might be shocking to you, but cultures have differences.

Lmao this is such a Reddit post

We do not have the same kind of crowd culture in the US / Canada as in other countries. Our sports events are usually very children friendly and don’t regularly break out in race riots.

I expect the crowd will be lively for more competitive games.

Also, the final score does not show it, but the USA offense was disappointing for a good chunk of the game. Lots of walking, lots of LOBs

Every Classic this gets posted. Do you people watch for the game or to stare at the crowd

I’m sorry how much you chant doesn’t reflect how much you care. Just how obnoxious and drunk you are.

Every time I switched from the DR game to the US game I was falling asleep

I do find it funny that a lot of people think the DR Nicaragua game was in the DR. No, that was loandepot. The place people call shitty fans for the other 8 months of the year lol

Watch the how the crowds react during the most recent World Series. It isn’t that USA crowds are boring, it’s just that the USA views this as nothing more than exhibition. The only thing I’m “truly” rooting for is for my team’s players not to get injured in all of this.

That’s just how MLB games are.

What do you expect lol American baseball fans are not the loudest and never have been.

I went to the Nicaragua @ Dominican Republic game last night in Miami. The first hit in the top of the first inning got the kind of cheers expected from a walk off in a playoff game. It was absolutely insane. When Junior Caminero hit his home run, the place so loud I couldn’t hear the fireworks go off, and I was sitting in the outfield.

It was also one of the longest games I’ve been to in a really long time; 3 ¹⁄₂ hours for 9 innings. The place was electric the whole time.

Might have been the best time I’ve ever had at a ball game.

I was at a game where my MLB team clinched the playoffs in miracle fashion. That stadium was filled with energy. Anticiptory energy is more our style and (as others mention) chanting traditions are more a college thing. Personally, it is complicated to cheer the USA right now. I support my country’s athletes and teams, but chanting USA seems off right now. Our nation is murdering people in boats in the Carribean, kidnapping heads of state, initiating wars of choice, and detaining people within the country based on skin color. All those things have some nuance, but the totality of them is gut-wrenching. I hate the idea of politicizing sports, but I just don’t have it in me to chant U-S-A. I hope that changes sooner rather than later.

The best players in these countries leagues are bench players in the WBC. Ofc they are more exciting for a higher level of play.

American fans are fairly lame at any MLB game compared to fans at a Dominican winter league game.

You’re right. However, this game wasn’t a particularly good match and I think fans knew that going in. I think when we play better teams with more fans in the US like DR, Japan, Mexico, Venezuela, etc you will see crazy crowds. I went to US vs Mexico in 2013 and the crowd was WILD. It felt like an MLB playoff game.

There’s never been a lot of national pride among baseball fans in this country, has there? People are fans of teams

I think the USA crowd is taking the group stage as a given and will get more lively during the knockouts 

If you were at that game last night and saw Aaron judge hit that homerun you’d have a different opinion.

Americans have 162 games of higher-level competition to enjoy on a yearly basis….. MLB teams are basically WBC All-Star teams…

Its understandable that its not as big of a deal here. The only problem is they’ll keep scheduling the important games based on potential revenue, not crowd enthusiasm

Judge and Witt are two of the best baseball players I’ve ever seen in my life but they have the combined personality of a can of beans. The casuals are drawn to Ohtani and he’s playing for a different country.

Team USA has an aura problem

It crazy going from watching a Japanese game in Japan to the US team last night. I’m an American, love my boys and baseball but holy HELL the Japanese can get stadiums rocking.

This is a very common thing with professional American sports. Because of how expensive sporting events are at this level, people who go are generally older and wealthier.

The biggest exception is auto racing, mostly because there is no amateur level and it’s generally cheaper (and you can typically bring your own food/drink)

If you want rowdy, fun crowds, go to a college game for most sports. Way more fun, way more rowdy.

Watch the Mexico Vs US game. That one is gonna be PACKED.

These are exhibition games. No one cares from the average American fan perspective.

Okay lol.

I mean they were playing Brazil lmao, I’m sure if they match up with a more competitive team that there will be a little more noise.

That’s part of what I love WBC. Latinos love going all in for baseball. Absolutely awesome

Go to a Dominican Winter league game. Its a party

Peak redditor post, embarrassing

It’s because we’re not as culturally cool as Latin America is

Houston and Miami have terrible fan bases.

I wish the game was in Philly, but the weather sucks right now

Have you ever watched international sports before? Of course it is

I really like Japan’s cheering style. Korean and Taiwanese styles are also quite cool.

Obviously generalizing, but, the majority of Americans:

1. View this type of cheering as only appropriate at the collegiate level
2. The players in their team are already in the premiere league of the sport and don’t consider this competition to be above MLB
3. They prefer their MLB team to the national team
4. Since they consider their participation in the knockout round a given. They don’t view this part as special and unless they’re playing one of the countries that’s considered good at baseball, they don’t consider the competition to be specia
5. Our fan amenities tend to make it about the “outing” less than about the team and sport for a certain type of attendee. In baseball especially, the atmosphere is very family oriented and people being rowdy outside of designated times, teams, and areas are generally frowned upon.
6. Our ticket prices tend to push out a large segment of the population by income. This may or may not have an impact given it’s not like wealthy people can’t legitimately be fans.

Horns and bongos and stupid dancing by fans and players is not American style baseball. We have only a couple of sports where respect for the game is still important. Let’s keep em that way.

This is sports in general brother. Go to a soccer/futbol game in Italy or Argentina. The environments are insane!! Sports here are treated as viewing entertainment for fans. Sports in other parts of the world fans create the entertainment. It’s a U.S. thing.

That’s US sports compared to international sports in general. Unless you’re looking at certain college football games/ the Super Bowl- Americans just don’t really get as active in support

I think we appreciate and love March baseball but are generally mellow about it. It’s sipping a beer in the sun, not getting too wrapped up in the game itself.

That said, I love the fanbases that are into it. I’m rooting for Venezuela because of El Capitan. But really will root for any countries with great fans…

I do think this is generally a cultural difference. The US watches sports differently than most other countries.

But last nights game is a particularly bad example. Even though we won by double digits it was such a lame game. The US felt in control the whole time but wasn’t actually doing that much on offense, Brazil just couldn’t hit the zone.

I was saying this a while ago, but I feel like in those countries when you’re a big baseball star you are apart of the pop culture of that country like you’re an actual celebrity. Whereas here, Aaron Judge there’s no guarantee he would be widely known across the entire country.

Am I sure he would draw attention? Of course the guy is 6 foot seven 200+ pounds he’s a massive human being, but I don’t know if he would be instantly recognizable as a big baseball star. Ohtani, Soto those guys are legit celebrities on the level of musical artists from those countries baseball is just not culturally as relevant as it used to be here thus there’s a lot less passion.

America’s lack of monoculture hurts baseball.

Honestly, other than USA USA USA chants, what does the  crowd have to hype up the team? There is no cohesive “national team” culture. No call and repeats, no songs, no chants, no coordinated dance… Nothing. 

I went to the USA/DR game in 2017 at Petco Park, when hometown hero Adam Jones robbed Manny Machado.

It was a great crowd overall, but the DR fans really brought it, with instruments, props, dancing, etc.

Little tough to be super American right now my guy.

We beat Nicaragua 12-3, we knew we were winning before it started. Did that dampen anything? No. it’s a matter of pride, Nicaragua played hard and you saw the passion. It was an electric game. It doesn’t matter if it’s 2-1 or 1000-1.

You playing for something more, for your country and your fans. I thoroughly enjoyed yesterday’s game. I guess Americans just don’t get it.