With a weekend left in the regular season, the .300 hitter appears as close as ever to extinction. Only six qualifying American League players reside above that longtime benchmark. Just one member of ...

When journalist John Harwood asked ESPN’s Jeff Passan a simple question–why batting average has become a less-meaningful measure of a hitter–he probably didn’t expect a masterclass on modern baseball ...

It's no secret that batting averages are generally down across Major League Baseball. It's not as prioritized a statistic anymore. There's more of an emphasis on on-base percentage and slugging ...

View post: Fantasy Baseball Deep League Waivers April 20-26 Early-round decision between Bobby Witt Jr. and Luis Arraez highlights how fantasy managers protect batting average without sacrificing ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The major league batting average dropped seven percentage points to .242 in the first two weeks of the season, while the average time of a nine-inning game rose two minutes to 2:39 in ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball offense has picked up as the temperature has climbed in much of the U.S., raising the major league batting average above the level from early last season. Batters are hitting ...