MLB s Tuesday decision to incorporate Negro League rate stats like batting average into its official records is only the latest change in how those records are handled.
Josh Gibson became Major League Baseball's career leader on Tuesday, with a .372 batting average that surpasses Ty Cobb's .367. The change came thanks to the incorporation.
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