When asked to name the Major League Baseball team they consider to be "America's Team," the Yankees were named by 41.6% of respondents with an opinion, in a national poll conducted by the Sacred Heart University Polling Institute.
This was followed by the Red Sox at 16.3% and the Braves at 6.9%. A total of twenty-five teams were named, including the Toronto Blue Jays.
Approximately 800 people were surveyed.
Poll Says 41.6 Percent Believe Yankees Are America's Team