It doesn't just feel like more batters strikeout nowadays.
For the 12th consecutive season the total number of strikeouts in the major leagues hit another all-time high in 2019.
There were 42,823 strikeouts this season, up 1,516 from a year ago, which was the previous record. Strikeouts have been rising every season since 2008.
Of course, home runs were at an all-time high in 2019, too. The league hit a record 6,776 homers, up 671 from the previous record set in 2017.
