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1. Mendoza linenoun

   A .200 batting average, which is around the minimum batting average a player with strong defensive skills can have and still stay in the major leagues. Named for Mario Mendoza.

2. Mendoza linenoun

   The line dividing acceptable mediocrity from unacceptable mediocrity

3. Etymology: After shortstop, whose lifetime batting average is taken to define the threshold of incompetent hitting.

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1. Mendoza Line

   The Mendoza Line is baseball jargon for a .200 batting average, the supposed minimum threshold for competence at the Major League level. It derives from light-hitting shortstop Mario Mendoza, who failed to reach .200 five times in his nine big league seasons. When a position player's batting average falls below .200, the player is said to be "below the Mendoza Line".

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1. Mendoza Line

   The Mendoza Line is an expression in baseball in the United States, deriving from the name of shortstop Mario Mendoza, whose batting average is taken to define the threshold of incompetent hitting. The cutoff point is most often said to be .200, and, when a position player's batting average falls below that level, the player is said to be "below the Mendoza Line". This is often thought of as the offensive threshold below which a player's presence in Major League Baseball cannot be justified, regardless of his defensive abilities. Pitchers are not judged by this standard, since their specialized work and infrequent batting does not require as much hitting competence. The expression has been also extended to other realms to indicate a low-end cut-off point.

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   The numerical value of mendoza line in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

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   The numerical value of mendoza line in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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• ligne MendozaFrench
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• 멘도사 라인Korean
• Мендоса линияRussian
• mendoza linjeSwedish
• Мендоза лініїUkrainian
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