What happened to the hitter with the .300 batting average in baseball? Fewer and fewer are doing it every year. Why? Blame pitchers — and technology.
Before he stepped into the batter’s box in Detroit for his last at-bat on the final day of the 2000 Major League Baseball season, Minnesota Twins infielder Denny Hocking had done the math.
All spring and summer, Hocking’s batting average had hovered … [8948 chars]
Source: NBC News | Published: 2025-10-17T10:00:00Z
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