NEW YORK — Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner won his second National League batting title, this time with a record-low .304 average, and New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge earned his first American League hitting crown while leading the major leagues at .331.
Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres had the previous low for an NL champion at .313 in 1988. The only lower average by any batting champion was .301 by Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox, who won the AL title in 1968.
Major League Baseball’s 2025 regular season wrapped up Sunday afternoon with every team playing.
Turner, who went 0-for-2 in his return from a strained right hamstring, was the NL’s only .300 hitter. The previous low of three was set in 2022 and matched last year.
“Everyone throws 100 (mph). Everyone has six pitches. Nobody knows where the ball’s going,” Turner said of the challenges MLB hitters currently face. “Defenses are way better than they’ve ever been.”