MLB batting average down 7 pct. points to .242 in 1st 2 weeks, game time up 2 minutes to 2:39

[ad_1] NEW YORK — The major league batting average dropped seven percentage points to .242 in the first two weeks of the season, while the average time of a nine-inning game rose two minutes to 2:39 in the second season of the pitch clock. Major League Baseball implemented restrictions on defensive shifts last year, when … Read more