If you are reading this sentence you probably have heard that Aaron Judge — besides blasting 53 homers — led the majors in batting average at .331.
You might not know who had the next best average with a minimum of 300 plate appearances.
This is a stall sentence giving you a chance to mull it a bit before I tell you it was …
Miguel Andujar at .318. Andujar mixed his season between the A’s and the Reds — a trade-deadline deal — and continued solidifying, now that he is in his 30s, value as a lefty masher. He hit an MLB-best .389 (minimum 80 plate appearances) vs. southpaws.
