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Forbes: Rays the least profitable major league baseball team again

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The Tampa Bay Rays are worth less money than any team in baseball, according to Forbes Magazine.

Forbes ranks the team 30th, or last, among major league teams for the second straight season.

The magazine said the Rays were worth $650 million. Last year, it said the team was worth $625 million. The Rays were last in attendance for the fourth straight season at 15,403 per game. Revenue in 2015 was $193 million, with $8 million in 2015 operating income, Forbes said.

Low profits are chief among the reasons the Rays and owner Stu Sternberg have pushed for a new stadium.

The Miami Marlins, at $675 million, are one spot above the Rays. The Yankees, once again, are the most valuable franchise at $3.4 billion.

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