Sports announcers often refer to a baseball batter in a hitting slump as "being due." If they are correct, then it must be the case that
A)a batter's hits are randomly distributed.
B)a batter's at-bats are related to each other.
C)a batter's at-bats are independent of each other.
D)baseball players are acting irrationally.

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If a batter is "due," it suggests that there is some relationship between their at-bats. In other words, if they haven't gotten a hit in a while, it is more likely that they will in their next at-bat because they are not randomly distributed. Therefore, option B is the best choice.

Sports Announcers Often Refer to a Baseball Batter in a Hitting