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Outside of that, though, you can see how offense has stabilized. MLB is a .245 league now, likely to hit under .250 for a sixth straight full year, something that hasn’t happened since the first decade of the last century. The no-fly baseball and the trend towards positioning outfielders deeper have taken ten points off BABIP in recent seasons, mostly on doubles and triples.
Stasis, Honest (Marpril batting, selected stats 2023-26)
BA/con 2B+3B/con SLG/con ISO/con
2026 .321 6.70% .519 .198
2025 .318 6.68% .516 .197
2024 .318 6.62% .510 .192
2023 .329 7.20% .541 .211
