The average MLB player height for the 2026 season is approximately 6 feet 1.8 inches (6’2″ rounded). That’s more than 4 inches taller than the average American male (5’9″) and roughly 6 inches taller than the MLB average of a century ago (5’8″). Pitchers are the tallest position on average at 6’2.5″, while second basemen … Read more
79 College World Series tournaments have been played since 1947 (the 2020 event was canceled due to COVID-19). Texas leads all programs with 39 CWS appearances — 14 more than second-place Miami (25). The 2026 CWS field, set in June 2026, includes Texas (39th), North Carolina (13th), Oklahoma (12th), Ole Miss (7th), Georgia (7th), Alabama … Read more
WHIP stands for Walks plus Hits per Innings Pitched. It’s calculated by adding a pitcher’s total walks and hits allowed, then dividing by total innings pitched. A WHIP under 1.00 is considered elite. The MLB league average sits around 1.30. The all-time career record belongs to Addie Joss at 0.9678 (1902-1910), while Jacob deGrom holds the … Read more
A Triple Crown in baseball is when one player leads their league in all three offensive categories — batting average, home runs, and runs batted in (RBIs) — in the same season. It’s one of the rarest feats in all of sports. Across baseball history (including MLB, Negro Leagues, and other major leagues), it has … Read more
The hardest baseball positions to play in order are: pitcher, catcher, shortstop, third base, center field, second base, first base, left field, and right field. The top 3 — pitcher, catcher, shortstop — are considered the most demanding in baseball, with pitcher and catcher essentially controlling the entire game and shortstop the most athletically demanding … Read more
Major League Baseball drew 71,409,421 total fans across the 2025 regular season — the third straight year over 70 million and the longest growth streak since 2005-2007. The Los Angeles Dodgers led MLB for the 13th straight year with 4,012,470 total fans (49,537 per game), passing 4 million for the first time in franchise history … Read more
A baseball bat costs anywhere from $25 for an entry-level tee ball bat to $500+ for a top-tier BBCOR composite bat. The two biggest price factors are the league certification (Tee Ball, USA, USSSA, BBCOR, or wood) and the bat technology tier (entry-level alloy, premium composite, or pro-grade wood). The average parent buying a 2026 … Read more
Exit velocity is the speed of the ball off the bat at contact, measured in mph. The average 10-year-old hits a ball around 50 mph; the average high school senior 82-90 mph; the average MLB hitter posts 88-89 mph with hard-hit balls at 95+ mph. The all-time Statcast max is Aaron Judge’s 122.4 mph in … Read more
An official MLB baseball costs approximately $7 to produce at the Rawlings factory in Costa Rica. At retail, the same Rawlings ROMLB sells for $19.95 directly from Rawlings, $25 from most major retailers, and $30-$50 at ballparks. MLB uses approximately 108 baseballs per game (9 dozen average), which adds up to roughly 262,000 baseballs across … Read more
A balk in baseball is an illegal motion by a pitcher with runners on base. There are 13 official balk rules in the MLB rulebook (Rule 6.02a), and any one of them — caught by an umpire — automatically advances every runner one base. The most common balk is failing to come to a complete … Read more