Expression in baseball to define the threshold of incompetent hitting
This article is about the baseball term. For the musical group, see The Mendoza Line (band).
Mario Mendoza, who had a career batting average of .215
The Mendoza Line is baseball jargon for a .200 batting average, the supposed threshold for offensive futility at the Major League level.[1] It derives from light-hitting shortstop Mario Mendoza, who failed to reach .200 five times in his nine big league seasons.[2] When a position player's batting average falls below .200, the player is said to be "below the Mendoza Line".
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ensure his average would not drop below .200, known in baseball as the MendozaLine. Homesick and frustrated by his lack of success, Jeter accrued $400-per-month...
the line work of Francisco V. Coching. He then managed to hone his skills under the tutelage of renowned Carcar-based Martino Abellana, who Mendoza credited...
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batting average of .206, through the 1988 season, was barely above the MendozaLine — and he never appeared in as many as 60 games, in any single season...
when a ball is hit into the gaps between the outfielders, or down the foul line on either side of the playing field. Tris Speaker is the all-time leader...
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