Major League Baseball viewership has gradually declined since its peak in 2007, according to Baseball Reference. Because of what MLB commissioner Rob Manfred calls “organic changes,” the game’s most ...

“Moneyball” popularized advanced statistics in baseball, including one oft-used stat known as OPS. What exactly does OPS measure? Of all American sports, baseball might have the most complicated ...

This is a story about a well-known metric, maligned by some in the industry, that has been hiding a secret for at least 20 years. It is rare that anything in baseball can hide in plain sight for so ...

The New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge is having one of the greatest hitting seasons of all time. Toss out any hitting stat you want and he’s at or near the top of the list with the titans of the sport.

Modern statistics are changing the way MLB players are evaluated. In MVP discussions, fans will more often hear WAR (wins above replacement) than they hear batting average. On the defensive side, ...

Steve Cohen didn’t hide his intention about hiring a president of baseball operations for the Mets. The owner revealed his desire during the second answer of his press conference Wednesday, when, for ...

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