NEW YORK (AP) — Philadelphia's Trea Turner won his second National League batting title with a record-low .304 average, and the New York Yankees' Aaron Judge earned his first American League championship by leading the major leagues at .331.

San Diego's Tony Gwynn had the previous low for an NL champion at .313 in 1988. The only lower average by any batting champion was .301 by Boston's Carl Yastrzemski, who won the AL title in 1968.

Turner, who went 0 for 2 on Sunday 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. “Defenses are way better than they've ever been.”

Philadelphia had not had

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