With Major League Baseball beginning its season this week, it’s worth looking back at last season to see which teams generated the biggest ratings. Red Sox Nation was following the Boston Red Sox as keenly as ever, bringing New England Sports Network an average 10.1 rating for each game it televised last year.

A list of the teams with the top local ratings follows, plus a list of the teams that showed the biggest gains, which is topped by Florida’s Tampa Bay Rays, last year’s American League Champions.

Biggest Rating by Team
Team	Networks	Telecasts	HH Ratings
Boston Red Sox	NESN	149	10.1
St. Louis Cardinals	FSMW	130	7.9
Minnesota Twins	FSNO	123	7.2
Milwaukee Brewers	FSNW	137	7.0
Cincinnati Reds	FSOH	143	6.8
Source: Nielsen Media Research

Biggest Increase in Local Market
Team	Networks	Telecasts	HH Rating	% Change
Tampa Bay Rays	FSFL	78	3.5	94%
Chicago White Sox	CSNC	100	2.2	69%
Cincinnati Reds	FSOH	143	6.8	39%
Colorado Rockies	FSRM	126	4.7	34%
Kansas City Royals	FSKC	139	2.9	21%
Source: Nielsen Media Research