The most notable league-wide trend so far this year is the lack of offense. Yes, hitting has picked up some since the first month, when the league batting average was a putrid .231. But that was expected to happen as the weather got warmer. For the most part, though, things are looking pretty bleak for those of you who want your baseball to come with a lot of offense.
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The league batting average is .242, which would be the lowest single-season mark since 1967 (also .242), and the fourth worst of all time.