Major League Baseball is giving credit to faster game times and an expanded postseason for raising the league's overall attendance for the third consecutive season.

A total attendance of 71,409,421 was reported by MLB this season, as the Los Angeles Dodgers passed 4 million in total attendance for the first time ever, while the San Diego Padres set a franchise record with 3.4 million in attendance.

It was MLB's 16th highest attendance all time, with a record of 79,484,718 in 2007.

The Dodgers became the first team to draw 4 million in attendance since the New York Yankees and New York Mets both did it in 2008.

The average MLB game time was 2 hours and 38 minutes this season, the third consecutive year it was under 2:40. The last time the league had an average of under 2:40 for three co

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