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of the month. That said, there’s no denying that he has plenty of power behind his swing, as evidenced by his average bat speed (and, of course, the six home runs he hit during Spring Training.) Among Rangers currently on the active roster, Adolis García leads the way at 72.5 mph...
TEAM LEAGUE G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 1 San Diego Padres NL1625526760145625918190726458107712028.263.324.420.744 2 Arizona Diamondbacks NL1625522886145227137211845569126511930.263.337.440.777 3 Houston Astros AL161553074014482641619070144811769324.262.322.418.740 ...
The major league batting average rose 16 points to .249 over the first 1 1/2 weeks of this season with new shift limits in place, while game time dropped 31 minutes to 2:38 in the first year of the pitch clock. The time is on track to be the lowest since
Batting averages are near half-century lows. Velocity is at an all-time high. "Run scoring, it’s not easy to do. It’s hard and it’s getting harder,” Minnesota manager Rocco Baldelli said. “Pitchers are getting better by the outing.” ...
SEATTLE (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred will consider increasing time on the pitch clock for the postseason but is reluctant to adjust an innovation the sport considers a great success. In the first season of the clock, the average time of a nine-inning game is 2 hours...
However, the five-time Gold Glove winner is no longer the standout defender he was in his prime, and it's only a matter of time before the 10,063.2 innings he has spent behind the plate—tops among all active catchers—takes a toll on his production. Is he a Hall of Famer? ...
He has a combined batting line of .241/.321/.387 over his four minor league seasons. That production translates to a wRC+ of 85, indicating he’s been 15% below average overall. Catchers normally come in about 10% below the league-wide mean, so that’s not bad production for a backs...
Aside from an 8-1 blowout in Game 6, the other six games were each decided by one run, and the clubs finished with identical batting averages and slugging percentages. The great Rollie Fingers pitched in all six close ones, his only "blemish" being the failure to preserve a one-run lea...
History TheNLand theALacted as independent organizations from their founding in the 19th century. The two leagues engaged in what was known as the “baseball war” in the years prior to the merger, as the Midwest-based AL moved its teams into the established NLdomainof the East Coast and ...