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    The shape of baseball in 2021

    Jun 01, 2021 3 minutes
    —Matt Eddy

    As the major league game undergoes drastic stylistic changes, the literal shape of the average major league regular is changing.

    According to data shared by Baseball-Reference.com, the average height of regular position players in the major leagues, weighted by games started, peaked at 73 inches in 2016. It fell to 72.9 inches in 2019 and 2020.

    The average weight of MLB regular position players, again weighted by games started, peaked at 211.4 pounds in 2015 but had fallen to 208.5 pounds

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