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Have baseball analytics created a less fun game?

April 12, 2022 03:19 PM

After the first weekend of the 2022 MLB season, Dan Patrick wonders whether analytics' emphasis on power hitting rather than simply making contact is creating less action -- and a less entertaining product.

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