DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Teams aren’t rushing to copy contact, the Toronto Blue Jays’ blueprint for a revival that nearly resulted in a World Series title. Toronto had a .265 team batting average last ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — This did not look like vintage Jeff McNeil, a contact-hitting savant who won a batting title by spraying the ball to all fields. On Sunday, McNeil took a strong cut and launched a ...

Contact! Wednesday's Base Hit Builder originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Intentionally setting all the parameters really high on both sides of our base hit matrix leaves us with just a handful of ...

The Los Angeles Angels had a historically bad 2025 season from the plate, striking out 1,627 times last year, enough for the second most in the history of baseball. The Halos also ranked dead last in ...

DUNEDIN, Fla.(AP) — Teams aren't rushing to copy contact, the Toronto Blue Jays' blueprint for a revival that nearly resulted in a World Series title. Toronto had a .265 team batting average last year ...

More fun with numbers as I take you through today's best bets for a base knock. We'll isolate today's MLB slate's pitch-to-contact SPs — and which hitters they'll face who've frequently put quality ...