MLB Batting Average Drops Again to .239, Near Record Low in 1968's Year of the Pitcher NEW YORK (AP) — Offense is down again at the start of the big league season, with hits even harder to come by.

The big league batting ... average four-seam fastball velocity is 94.1 mph. Last year, it was 93.9 mph through a similar period and the final figure of a record 94.3 mph was up from 91.9 mph, when ...

The big league batting average was .239 through the first full ... figure of a record 94.3 m.p.h. was up from 91.9 m.p.h., when MLB first started keeping track. “When I first came in, most ...