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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It was only a few years ago when Aaron Judge set an American League record for home runs in a season, and now he seems to have his eyes set on a different historic mark. The Yankees slugger has gotten ...

NEW YORK — Philadelphia’s Trea Turner won his second National League batting title with a record-low .304 average, and the New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge earned his first American League championship ...