Since you have covered a similar data story in the past, I thought you might find our latest data useful.
At first, a sample of comments from the subreddits of the MLB fandoms was collected (with a minimum of 15,000 comments per fandom) and subsequently it was analyzed how much % of their comments included swear words.
According to an analysis of 1.2 million comments:
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Oakland Athletics were found to be the most foul-mouthed fandom since 6.51% of the comments on their subreddit included swear words
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Cleveland Guardians turned out to be the second most foul-mouthed MLB fandom (6.06% of their comments included swear words) followed by Miami Marlins in third place with 5.91% of their comments including swear words
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On the other hand, Cincinnati Reds were found to be the most polite fandom since only 2.86% of their comments included swear words
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The second and third most polite fandoms turned out to be Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs, respectively – only 3% of the comments of Philadelphia Phillies included swear words while only 3.2% of the comments of Chicago Cubs included swear words
You can see the results for all the MLB fandoms below and to see more details such as the most “popular” swear words per fandom, please have a look here.
story credit: VegasInsider.com
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MLB 2025 Data Analysis – Most Foul-mouthed MLB Fandoms |
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Ranking |
MLB Fandom |
Percentage of Comments Containing Swear Words |
Comments Containing Swear Words |
Total Comments Analyzed |
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1. |
Oakland Athletics |
6.51 |
1,302 |
20,012 |
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2. |
Cleveland Guardians |
6.06 |
3,690 |
60,920 |
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3. |
Miami Marlins |
5.91 |
1,336 |
22,603 |
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4. |
Kansas City Royals |
5.17 |
1,836 |
35,511 |
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5. |
Los Angeles Angels |
5.04 |
1,558 |
30,932 |
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6. |
Atlanta Braves |
5.02 |
3,295 |
65,692 |
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7. |
Minnesota Twins |
4.84 |
1,626 |
33,584 |
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8. |
Texas Rangers |
4.81 |
2,919 |
60,729 |
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9. |
Chicago White Sox |
4.78 |
1,396 |
29,212 |
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10. |
San Diego Padres |
4.42 |
1,564 |
35,410 |
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11. |
St. Louis Cardinals |
4.39 |
3,956 |
90,100 |
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12. |
Colorado Rockies |
4.08 |
720 |
17,648 |
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13. |
Tampa Bay Rays |
4.06 |
1,167 |
28,753 |
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14. |
Detroit Tigers |
4.06 |
1,517 |
37,377 |
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15. |
Houston Astros |
4.00 |
1,690 |
42,227 |
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16. |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
3.88 |
661 |
17,016 |
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17. |
Seattle Mariners |
3.80 |
1,923 |
50,578 |
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18. |
Boston Red Sox |
3.72 |
1,401 |
37,656 |
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19. |
Milwaukee Brewers |
3.69 |
847 |
22,973 |
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20. |
New York Yankees |
3.68 |
2,592 |
70,436 |
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21. |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
3.68 |
871 |
23,670 |
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22. |
Washington Nationals |
3.66 |
1,552 |
42,405 |
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23. |
San Francisco Giants |
3.35 |
1,118 |
33,411 |
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24. |
Toronto Blue Jays |
3.34 |
2,132 |
63,888 |
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25. |
New York Mets |
3.28 |
1,791 |
54,665 |
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26. |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
3.27 |
963 |
29,471 |
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27. |
Baltimore Orioles |
3.23 |
1,240 |
38,427 |
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28. |
Chicago Cubs |
3.20 |
1,241 |
38,839 |
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29. |
Philadelphia Phillies |
3.00 |
1,563 |
52,068 |
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30. |
Cincinnati Reds |
2.86 |
576 |
20,151 |
METHODOLOGY
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In total,1,206,364 comments from 30 subreddits of the 2025 MLB fandoms were analyzed, looking for comments that contained swear words
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In total, 50,034 swear words were found
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Each fandom was assigned a percentage value based on the % of the comments on their subreddit that contained swear words
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Minimum number of comments collected per fandom: 15,000
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The final analysis was carried out in April 2025
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