The most runs ever scored by one team in a College World Series game is 24, set by Florida in a 24-4 rout of LSU in the 2023 finals — a performance that included six home runs and a record-tying 23 hits. That broke a 66-year-old mark of 23, set by Notre Dame in a … Read more
Here’s a contrast that sums up baseball’s pay scale: Shohei Ohtani earns $70 million a year. The bat boy who hands him his bat earns about $10 an hour. They’re standing in the same dugout, wearing the same uniform, and one of them is making thousands of times more per game than the other. And … Read more
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