The New York Mets' Jeff McNeil won the major league batting crown without taking a swing in Wednesday's regular-season finale.

Jeff McNeil stayed on top without taking a swing. Nursing a four-point lead in the big league batting race, McNeil was not in the New York Mets' lineup Wednesday for their regular-season finale ...

Coming into the final day of the season Dodgers infielder Freddie Freeman and Mets infielder Jeff McNeil were battling it out for the NL batting title with McNeil four points ahead of Freeman ...

With Jeff McNeil leading the National League and the entire league with a .326 average, the Mets opted not to play their infielder/outfielder, instead letting him rest ahead of the postseason ...

McNeil knew he could afford to make one out at the plate and still beat Freeman -- but his spot in the order never came up. "Happy the way it worked out,'' McNeil said. "I've played I think 148 games.

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff McNeil stayed on top without taking a swing. Nursing a four-point lead in the big league batting race, McNeil was not in the New York Mets' lineup Wednesday for their ...

Freeman, playing against the Rockies, needed to go 4-for-4 to edge ahead of McNeil. If that happened, McNeil was available to come off the bench and try for a hit to get back in front.