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What happened to the .300 hitter?

Major League Baseball could end the season with the fewest hitters in modern history with a batting average of .300 or higher. The last time that happened, in 1968, baseball decided to change dramatically. But what now?

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Becky Sullivan
Becky Sullivan is NPR’s sports correspondent. She covers professional leagues, college athletics and youth sports, with stories about the people who play them and the intersections of sports with science, business and the law.

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