It’s early May, and you may be wondering if it’s already too late to claw your way up the standings. Or maybe you can see a championship this year if you could just gain 20 points of batting average ...

Anecdotally these plays all appear to be a more lax interpretation of the rule on when an error should be called. The official scorer’s guidance on when to rule an ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Attending a baseball game is — by the accounting of time, money and proximity — the most invested a fan can be in their team. In other ways, though, showing up to an MLB contest in person can leave ...