MLB Needs To Take a Sledgehammer To Its Strikeout Crisis: Here's A Few Ways They Could Do It

The most productive way to play an MLB game is decoupled from the most entertaining way to play an MLB game, leading to a less entertaining version of the sport.

Emphasis on the three true outcomes in baseball has resulted in declining balls in play, impacting the entertainment value of the sport.

Batting average, though no longer a reliable metric for identifying the best players, was effective in recognizing the most entertaining players in baseball's history.

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