Colson Montgomery's launch angle consistency bodes well for his ability to improve his batting average returns. Icon Sportswire / Getty Images Diving into the standard deviation of launch angle (sdLA) ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr., MBA is a contributor who covers baseball. Miami Marlins second baseman Luis Arraez’s pursuit of becoming ...

In the volatile theatre of T20 cricket, consistency is rare and dominance even rarer. A format built on risk, improvisation, and relentless tempo does not easily reward high averages. A stroke too ...

Baseball is, and has always has been in part a game of numbers. Often a game of round numbers. Of .300 and .400 batting averages, of 30, 40, 50, 60 and even 70 homers, of 100 RBI, for hitters. Of 20 ...

Trea Turner is threatening to make history as the worst batting champion in Major League Baseball history, and the only question that matters is: Who cares? Turner has "only" a .301 batting average to ...