The league average was .236 entering Thursday’s games, according to fangraphs.com, a drop from .245 in last year’s shortened 60-game season. Most teams will be at the 60-game milepost in another 10 days or so, and it still is early in a 162-game the season. Still, there were 44 qualified hitters at .236 or below Thursday, from New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso (.236) to Cincinnati Reds infielder Eugenio Suárez (.149).
Column: Is it time to change the Mendoza Line? The below .200 batting average threshold is out of date with today’s evolving game.
