Mississippi State first-year coach Brian O'Connor has kept Chance batting at No. 9 for most of the season, simply because it ...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Batting average was a priority for Andrew Benintendi when he first broke into the major leagues in 2016. He batted .312 in the minors on the way to his debut. Going into his ...

Baseball has too many acronyms and too many misplaced skill ratings. Knowing that players play to stats (that’s where the money is in negotiations), I want to see a really important acronym that I’d ...

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 ...

Since May 20, the Tampa Bay Rays are 22-8, the best record in baseball. They always have great pitching and defense, but the change has come with a batting order that's been impressive from one ...

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Batting average was a priority for Andrew Benintendi (Arkansas Razorbacks) when he first broke into the major leagues in 2016. He batted .312 in the minors on the way to his debut.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Batting average was a priority for Andrew Benintendi when he first broke into the major leagues in 2016. He batted .312 in the minors on the way to his debut. Going into his ...