All sites / United States / #39 / Sport / publisher / Major League Baseball
mlb.com kept its Google rankings and lost 65% of its search traffic.
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2024
49.2M
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2024
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2026
17.4M
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2026
change in estimated search traffic
−65%
change in estimated search traffic
change in keywords ranking top 3
−6%
change in keywords ranking top 3
Estimated search traffic
mlb.com, Ahrefs estimated monthly organic search traffic, United States. Dotted line marks the Oct 2024 level. Vertical marks are Google results page changes.
Keywords ranking in Google's top three
mlb.com, keywords ranking positions 1 to 3, United States. Dotted line marks the Oct 2024 level. Vertical marks are Google results page changes.
Points are Ahrefs Site Explorer estimates for the first of each month shown. Months in between are being collected. All 381,483 ranking keywords in Oct 2026, against 1,856,168 in Oct 2024.
How often AI answers cite mlb.com
Engine
Citations in the Ahrefs index
ChatGPT
8,188
Google AI Mode
4,680
Gemini
2,611
Ahrefs AI responses index, captured 28 October 2026, United States, including subdomains.
Five questions we ask the AI engines about mlb.com
Written from the site's own top Google keywords, keeping the intent of the search.
Engine
Named
Linked
ChatGPT
5 of 5
5 of 5
Google AI Mode
5 of 5
5 of 5
Gemini
5 of 5
2 of 5
Where can I find Dodgers game schedules and results, with dates and the season identified?from the keyword “dodgers games”
Give me an overview of “cleveland guardians”, with links to reliable sources.from the keyword “cleveland guardians”
Where can I check mlb scores, with the date and competition clearly identified?from the keyword “mlb scores”
Where can I find MLB game schedules and results, with dates and the season identified?from the keyword “mlb games”
How do the MLB playoffs work, and where can I check the schedule and results for the current season?from the keyword “mlb playoffs”
Visits since ChatGPT launched
all visits, Nov 2022
35.8M
all visits, Nov 2022
all visits, Oct 2026
56.7M
all visits, Oct 2026
organic search visits, Oct 2026
12.7M
organic search visits, Oct 2026
visits from AI assistants, Oct 2026
21K
visits from AI assistants, Oct 2026
Semrush Traffic Analytics modelled visits, United States, a separate source from the Ahrefs estimates above. Semrush restates this data on 9 November 2026.
