Punching should only be done by pugilists, not infielders. 10.
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Three Detroit infielders occupied the left side of the infield.
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Against Taylor, the middle infielders were at double play depth.
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The team's infielders had not committed an error since June 27.
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The infielders wear T-shirts with one word across the chest: DEFENSE.
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For infielders, there is the knowledge of how a ball might bounce.
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Martinez has been seeing over-shifted infielders long before defensive shifts became commonplace.
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Mendoza said infielders were not wedded to the cards, or to his direction.
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For now, their rotation is too injury-prone and their infielders are too old.
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They were already covered in professional hitters and versatile infielders, but they got greedy.
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When he's at second base, infielders have told him that they found his book encouraging.
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Both women were infielders and took at bats during their time with Negro League teams.
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The Blue Jays used two position players, infielders Ryan Goins and Darwin Barney, to pitch.
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Like infielders navigating a pop fly, they sometimes signalled who would do the dirty work.
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LOS ANGELES — Off-season free agency beckons for Manny Machado, one of baseball's premier infielders.
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Infielders Javier Baez and Francisco Lindor initially dyed their hair blond ahead of the tournament.
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I tried to change eye levels and tried to get ground balls for my infielders.
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Among the other first-time eligible players are infielders Todd Helton, Michael Young and Miguel Tejada.
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She threw batting practice pitches, worked with infielders on their defensive skills and led classroom presentations.
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Starlin Castro and Didi Gregorius, young infielders Rodriguez has mentored, brought out his sister and brother.
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Of course, this means it will be more challenging for Blue Jays infielders to catch balls.
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The Cubs had five starters in the All-Star Game last July, including all four infielders.
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It was also the first time in Rays history that four infielders homered in the same game.
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Infielders may be able to spend an entire half-inning without touching a blade of artificial grass.
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Showalter met at the mound with Jimenez and the infielders, who drew in as Jimenez faced Encarnacion.
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When Stearns added infielders Jonathan Schoop and Mike Moustakas in midseason trades, Counsell juggled the puzzle pieces.
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It is why infielders often shift drastically from batter to batter, and sometimes from pitch to pitch.
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Santana, catcher Omar Narvaez and infielders Tim Beckham and Ryon Healy are trying to do the same.
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The best infielders don't let the ball create bounces; they often charge and snag the short hop.
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Outfielders Michael Conforto and Yoenis Cespedes, and infielders Wilmer Flores and Lucas Duda had three hits each.
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The placement of infielders has always been his favorite of the game's many opportunities for subtle artistry.
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Then the rookie infielders Miguel Andujar and Gleyber Torres delivered 22th-inning hits that ended the game.
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Besides the injured corner infielders — Lucas Duda and David Wright — they are missing the versatile Wilmer Flores.
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The infielders wore their Nanook of the North gear, the face masks and long sleeves under their uniforms.
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Yankees Manager Aaron Boone and the trainer Steve Donohue rushed to the mound, as did the Yankees infielders.
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It was an unwelcome flashback for Voit, who crouched near the mound with Arizona infielders as Ray was treated.
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San Diego moved infielders to the right for Jason Heyward, leaving a gaping opening along the third base line.
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Amarista joins 3B Yangervis Solarte and 2B Cory Spangenberg as one of three infielders on the Padres disabled list . . .
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Daniels heard comparisons to infielders who had made lackluster transitions to the outfield, like Hanley Ramirez and Alfonso Soriano.
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The Yankees have cycled through infielders, including Brian Roberts and Stephen Drew, all of whom underwhelmed at second base.
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By the following season, a rule was implemented to protect infielders from base runners targeting them with hard slides.
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With more and more grounders swallowed up by smartly positioned infielders, hitters decided to lift balls over their heads.
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The team previously signed reliever Anthony Swarzak, outfielder Jay Bruce, and infielders Todd Frazier, Adrian Gonzalez and Jose Reyes.
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Cubs manager Joe Maddon is sitting out many veterans this weekend, including corner infielders Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo.
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Weeks signed with Baltimore as an insurance policy to their middle infielders, and Gordon made the All-Star team.
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The Mets' two other primary infielders — shortstop Amed Rosario and first baseman Dominic Smith — are only 23 years old.
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He allowed three infield hits and a throwing error by one of his infielders led to a three-run inning.
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With the White Sox playing five infielders, Dustin Pedroia, pinch hitting after a night of rest, struck out against Duke.
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Converted infielders signed out of Venezuela for pennies don't usually make the big leagues, much less succeed once they're there.
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The Rockies had two infielders at first base to field a sacrifice bunt by Maeda but never touched the bag.
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Infielders Tommy La Stella and Javier Baez have been productive in semiregular roles, with Bryant often starting in the outfield.
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On three occasions, Yankees infielders failed to secure a ball, and each time, the defensive miscue led to a run.
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Erick Aybar and Gordon Beckham are middle infielders who the Atlanta Braves likely will look to deal as the Aug.
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The Padres traded for the veteran infielders Chase Headley and Freddy Galvis and have pursued Eric Hosmer in free agency.
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Torres did lead the Yankees in one big category: home runs, with 38 — the most among major-league middle infielders.
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When he was a pinch-runner, Mickey would stand at the dugout steps and yell to infielders, 'Here comes Cerv!
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The last Cardinal infielders to reach 30 in a season were Albert Pujols (37) and Lance Berkman (31) in 2011.
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Just shows you, work ahead, hit some spots, let your infielders and outfielders do some work, you can be successful.
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For example, the new "neighborhood rule" now disallows infielders from "taking liberties" in actually touching the bag to complete force plays.
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They badly need to get younger with impact position players, and having multiple promising middle infielders is never a bad thing.
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Because the Houston infielders had begun throwing an extra ball around to stay loose while the Yankees' replay review dragged on.
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Catcher Martin Maldonado slugged a three-run blast while infielders Scooter Gennett, Jonathan Villar and Andy Wilkins all hit solo blasts.
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And if Rosario were to be called up soon, the Mets would have to manage a surplus of left-side infielders.
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Martinez apparently didn't think he could score on the base hit between right-side infielders, which trickled into short right field.
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The Padres, who already have three infielders on the disabled list, apparently lost a fourth Saturday night at a most inopportune time.
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With injuries to other infielders Cory Spangenberg and Yangervis Solarte on the DL, the Padres are eager to get Amarista back quickly.
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Other key players with decisions looming include late-inning relievers Sean Doolittle and Daniel Hudson and infielders Howie Kendrick and Asdrubal Cabrera.
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Manager Bob Melvin had listed infielder Jed Lowrie as his designated hitter that day and had no other infielders on the bench.
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Cashman needed a shortstop to replace the retired Derek Jeter, and Gregorius was one of several middle infielders with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Gonzalez and Bregman produced a handful of solid defensive plays, efforts reflective of how an effective Keuchel keeps infielders on their toes.
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The team also designated right-hander Erasmo Ramirez for assignment and recalled infielders Tzu-Wei Lin and Michael Chavis from Triple-A Pawtucket.
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Newts, in particular, are like ecological utility infielders, switching habitats and physiology depending on what is needed for the game of staying alive.
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New York rested several regulars in the matinee affair, including outfielders Yoenis Cespedes and Curtis Granderson, and infielders Jose Reyes and Asdrubal Cabrera.
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Wendle also has more WAR than Yankees infielders Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andujar, who have combined for 45 home runs to Wendle's seven.
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His specialty is inducing ground balls, a trait that plays well with the Rockies' skilled infielders and the thin air at Coors Field.
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"The flexibility that our existing infielders possess allows us to move some pieces around to give Amed the opportunity to play," Alderson said.
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Others include infielders Erisbel Arruebarrena, Alex Guerrero and Hector Olivera and three pitchers signed in recent months: Yadier Alvarez, Yusniel Diaz and Omar Estevez.
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The Astros churned out All-Star infielders dating back to the Killer B's era, but never a shortstop better than the toothless Adam Everett.
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Giancarlo Stanton compared Torres's swing to that of another second baseman, Javier Baez, one of the infielders who had blocked Torres' path in Chicago.
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Their valuable middle infielders — shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera (sore left knee) and second baseman Neil Walker (stiff back) — are dealing with the reappearance of injuries.
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He shooed away the infielders and held a stern one-on-one meeting with Freeland, who then retired the next eight batters he faced.
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But the two rookie infielders are expected to play, and the rookie manager has no reservations about how they will cope with the pressure.
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Cora, now the manager of the Boston Red Sox, recently mentioned a subtle way that middle infielders have changed their tagging habits since then.
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By the middle innings, pitchers had stopped tossing warm-ups and lounged on the mound while infielders took to jumping jacks to stay warm.
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By the middle innings, pitchers had stopped tossing warm-ups and lounged on the mound while infielders took to jumping jacks to stay warm.
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In the moments before the first pitch at a major league game, infielders do not dance past Little Leaguers while flipping the ball around.
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Three of Hill's infielders then — first baseman Derrek Lee, second baseman Luis Castillo and third baseman Mike Lowell — won Gold Gloves after working with him.
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"When it comes to safety for the middle infielders, we feel like the net result between the two rule changes is a positive," Marinak said.
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It was the first time all four of the team's infielders had homered in the same game since the team moved to Atlanta in 173.
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With a handful of middle infielders already on the roster, Ricco said the Mets debated whether to call up infielder Matt Reynolds on Sunday night.
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Boras believes baseball should mandate that two infielders play on each side of second base, to prevent the drastic infield shifts that have become common.
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In need of infield help and holding the first overall pick, the Baltimore Orioles picked up two middle infielders in M.L.B.'s Rule 5 draft.
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"Race car" is a classic example of a PALINDROME, but I only made the connection on the crosses (and INFIELDERS is a great baseball pun).
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So Collins tried a different tack, enlisting Cespedes's two closest confidants on the team — infielders Asdrubal Cabrera and Jose Reyes — to reason with the slugger.
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They had plenty of infielders, including the All-Star Gleyber Torres at second base, the position where LeMahieu had won several awards for his defense.
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So, a good place to start would be requiring two infielders on each side of second base, spreading them out in a traditional defensive alignment.
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"At least on the defensive side, I feel pretty comfortable, somebody filling in for a matter of days," said Espada, who coaches the Yankees' infielders.
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It was the first time all four of the team's infielders had homered in the same game since the team moved to Atlanta in 13.
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As closer Aroldis Chapman warmed up in the bullpen, Cubs infielders went to the mound to talk with Hendricks, only for West to send them packing.
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Teufel relays a sign from the dugout to David Wright at third base, and that tells the infielders, the pitcher and the catcher where to be.
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Charles's way to the majors was blocked by Eddie Mathews, the Braves' future Hall of Fame third baseman, but he also saw lesser infielders called up.
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Infielders D.J. LeMahieu and Luke Voit, who exited the game in the fifth inning with an abdomen injury sustained running the bases, each collected four hits.
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Others in the batting order included designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion, outfielders Michael Brantley and Melky Cabrera, infielders Francisco Lindor and Yonder Alonso and catcher Yan Gomes.
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Aside from the arm-related injuries of the pitching staff, the condition of the spines of three key infielders will hover over the team all season.
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Given the Mets' glut of middle infielders, which includes Jose Reyes, Asdrubal Cabrera and Flores, Wright would seem like a natural fit to try first base.
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Corner infielders Freddie Freeman and Adonis Garcia smacked solo home runs off Astros right-hander Joe Musgrove in the fourth inning to erase a 1-0 deficit.
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McEwing, who coaches Chicago's infielders, said Anderson played shortstop like a point guard as a rookie in 2016, pursuing every ball with abandon and forcing many throws.
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His closest friends on the team, the infielders Jose Reyes and Asdrubal Cabrera, have tried to get Cespedes to break out of his shell over the years.
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During batting practice, infielders Jose Reyes and Wilmer Flores were scratched; the Mets said each had a sore left rib cage that had begun the day before.
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In exchange, the Cubs sent four prospects to the rebuilding White Sox: outfielder Eloy Jimenez, the right-hander Dylan Cease and infielders Matt Rose and Bryant Flete.
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MLB infielders Luis Valbuena and Jose Castillo were killed in a car crash in Venezuela on Thursday ... after a car they were riding in veered off the road.
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Infielders Troy Tulowitzki and Miguel Andujar, who could come off the I.L. by the end of the week, joined Hicks there last week to play in rehabilitation games.
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The Mets' disabled list already included key players: outfielders Yoenis Cespedes and Juan Lagares, relief pitchers Anthony Swarzak and A.J. Ramos, and infielders Todd Frazier and Wilmer Flores.
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Stealing a base means you risk getting thrown out, caught flat-footed or touched by the ball by any of the infielders, sending you back to the dugout.
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Yet with a thin market for starting pitchers, the Astros acted quickly to sign Morton, eager to pair his ground-ball tendencies with their young and athletic infielders.
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They had to give up two top prospects, outfielder Eloy Jimenez and right-handed pitcher Dylan Cease, along with the minor league infielders Matt Rose and Bryant Flete.
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Injuries also struck early for the Mets, who tried to build a deeper roster this winter but will open without infielders Jed Lowrie (knee) and Todd Frazier (oblique).
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Washington has been hit by the injury bug to such regulars as outfielders Jayson Werth and Michael A. Taylor; infielders Trea Turner and Stephen Drew; and pitcher Stephen Strasburg.
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The Angels capitalized with Mike Trout singling Calhoun to third and Albert Pujols bouncing a grounder past the middle infielders into center to make it a 1-2003 game.
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Frustrated that the contract offer was for significantly less than the extensions signed by fellow middle infielders Jason Kipnis and Andrelton Simmons, Segura got off to a slow start.
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It could mark the final series with Kansas City for outfielder Lorenzo Cain and corner infielders Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas, who are all scheduled to become free agents.
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It already has the tragedy of the perfectly struck line drive hit right at a player, the duck farts and dying quails falling just beyond the reach of infielders.
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They also got to hear Yankee fans perform the roll call, a nightly feature at Yankee Stadium done in the first inning for the team's starting infielders and outfielders.
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"We wanted to have everybody out there so that it feels more like a game instead of just going through the motions," said Joe Espada, who coaches the infielders.
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Gardner hit a ground ball to reliever Xavier Cedeno, who, seeing that his middle infielders were unable to cover second base in time, rushed a throw to first base.
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Corner infielders are expected to hit for power, and in Smith's first full minor league season, at Class A Savannah, he hit only one home run in 518 plate appearances.
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Hill was drawn to future major league infielders like Bobby Grich and Junior Kennedy, and remembered their techniques years later, in the Mexican League, when he crystallized his coaching philosophy.
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In the deal, the Orioles receive top outfield prospect Yusniel Diaz, as well as minor league right-handers Dean Kremer and Zach Pop and infielders Rylan Bannon and Breyvic Valera.
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M.L.B.'s reliance on power, a longtime shortcoming in Japan, helps explain why more position players have not come, but Heid said Japanese infielders, in particular, were at a disadvantage.
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The Mets acquired two infielders — Asdrubal Cabrera and Neil Walker — in the off-season, and kept shortstop Ruben Tejada, which will allow Flores to move to third base as needed.
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Then, when the workout begins, as infielders take ground balls, outfielders take fly balls and pitchers practice pickoff throws, Conti roams from field to field making sure everything runs efficiently.
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Many fans dislike the elaborate shifting that has come into play in recent years, feeling that infielders' positioning has become too different from the traditional placements they are used to.
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For all their talk about their depth, the Mets have found themselves relying heavily on McNeil since infielders Todd Frazier and Jed Lowrie went down with injuries in spring training.
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But given the weak free-agent class of infielders, Walker could still command a multiyear deal if teams feel comfortable about his back operation, which was considered an ordinary procedure.
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INSIDE PITCH Wilmer Flores, one of the Mets' best backup infielders, will undergo surgery on the hamate bone in his right hand later this wee, Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson said.
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Both acquired everyday infielders from the sagging Minnesota Twins in July, with the Diamondbacks getting third baseman Eduardo Escobar last Friday and the Dodgers getting second baseman Brian Dozier on Tuesday.
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An errant throw used to be problematic for infielders, Cora said, because fielders believed they had to catch it and then scramble back to the base to tag the runner there.
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There have been a few instances when the Yankees have positioned three infielders to one side of the infield against a batter — and still given up a hit to that side.
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Kinsler said it had become a ritual for the two middle infielders, who, as new teammates at the start of the tournament, were looking for a way to commemorate each victory.
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But none of that prepared the affable and lanky 23-year-old for playing alongside some of the best infielders in the game with Team Netherlands at the World Baseball Classic.
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New York placed infielders Lucas Duda (elbow) and Wilmer Flores (knee) on the disabled list Friday and will likely be without slugger Yoenis Cespedes (hamstring) for a least a few more days.
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The Astros, playing without middle infielders Carlos Correa (back) and Jose Altuve (right knee), managed only two hits against Gallardo after mustering just one off Rockies right-hander Jon Gray on Wednesday.
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However, with two Marlins infielders due to come off the disabled list — third baseman Martin Prado on Monday and shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria within a week — Moore's roster spot is in severe jeopardy.
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Ruben Tejada, a shortstop with the club since 2010, had been released, creating a wider opening for infielders Matt Reynolds and Eric Campbell to compete for a spot on the crowded roster.
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That kind of production combined with defensive excellence makes for a very valuable player, but the odd Felix Mantilla '64 aside, 30-year-old infielders don't suddenly figure out how to hit.
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Of the 22019 players used this season, 22019 made their Yankees debut, including some crucial additions: outfielder Mike Tauchman, infielders D.J. LeMahieu and Gio Urshela, and pitchers Adam Ottavino and James Paxton.
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The Cubs' starting infielders — Anthony Rizzo, Javier Baez, Addison Russell and Kris Bryant — are all under club control through 22004, and the ownership has the money to act boldly in free agency.
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The Reds need to find out what they have in the young infielders Jose Peraza and Dilson Herrera, but for now they are blocked by the veterans Zack Cozart and Brandon Philips.
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Perhaps those drawbacks don't matter to the greater part of the Rule 5 class, the players who aspire to become the future middle relievers and utility infielders of America, but other minuses do.
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In this documentary, VICE Sports visits San Pedro de Macoris, a small city in the eastern part of the country known for producing some of the best major league infielders of all time.
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League officials have no way to regulate velocity or suppress the quality of breaking balls, but they could mandate that two infielders play on either side of second base, effectively killing the shift.
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Even by making soft contact, their hitters can sometimes get lucky and start or sustain rallies; the Yankees' infielders booted four grounders in the later innings on Thursday, and all led to runs.
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NOTES: Padres manager Andy Green said three infielders who are on the disabled list - 3B Yangervis Solarte (hamstring), 2B Cory Spangenberg (quad) and INF Alexi Amarista (hamstring) — might begin rehab assignments next week.
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The Mets traded away only one infielder, first baseman Lucas Duda, by Monday's nonwaiver trade deadline, but they prepared for Rosario's arrival by juggling their infielders and trying out players at new positions.
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Braves 12, Phillies 6 Shortstop Dansby Swanson hit two home runs, and each of the team's infielders belted a homer as the Braves overcame an early four-run deficit to beat visiting Philadelphia.
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Tanaka allowed just three hits — two of which were the home runs by Gallo and Odor — but he walked four and was assisted by several terrific plays by his middle infielders, Gregorius and Torres.
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But those three are still productive, as are the infielders and the catcher, Posey, who support a strong pitching staff that now includes Johnny Cueto and Jeff Samardzija to help the redoubtable Madison Bumgarner.
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Last season, when he was still a hitting coach and perhaps prematurely given that task by his manager, Jirschele erred on the side of caution when positioning his infielders even late in close games.
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Leadoff hitter Matt Carpenter is expected to play in the opener after missing 29 games with a strained right oblique, while infielders Jhonny Peralta and Brandon Moss came off the disabled list earlier this week.
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And given that this a club that relies so much on a pair of injury-prone middle infielders, having backups that are as capable with the glove as those two makes a bit of sense.
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The Angels have still not won a playoff game with the sublime Mike Trout on their roster, but they'll try to change that with help from Ohtani and new infielders Ian Kinsler and Zack Cozart.
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And the fact that he is an infielder and not a pitcher also makes a difference: Infielders can salvage the season with a compromised labrum; a pitcher, however, would almost certainly be headed for surgery.
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But the cacophony of activity that can take place during batting practice — hitters teeing off, coaches hitting grounders to infielders, pitchers throwing to catchers and players signing autographs — makes the odds not quite so long.
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Others who returned from the injured list in recent weeks include infielders Thairo Estrada and Gio Urshela, first basemen Luke Voit and Edwin Encarnacion, and pitchers Ben Heller, Jordan Montgomery, Stephen Tarpley and C.C. Sabathia.
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Others were traded to Cincinnati with limited experience but could be future cornerstones: outfielders Adam Duvall and Scott Schebler, infielders Eugenio Suarez and Jose Peraza, and the injured starting pitchers Anthony DeSclafani and Brandon Finnegan.
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Two major safety rules have come about since I retired in 2005: the "Posey rule," which protects catchers at home plate from getting smashed by runners, and the "Utley rule," which prohibits runners from targeting infielders.
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In his last outing Tuesday against Cincinnati, Freeland received a lengthy fourth-inning lecture on the mound from Rockies manager Bud Black, who shooed away the infielders and held a stern one-on-one meeting with Freeland.
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His uncles Tony and Al Cuccinello were major league infielders, and Tony's Brooklyn Dodgers teammate Al Lopez, who was their catcher and a future Hall of Fame manager, dropped by to give him a tip or two.
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Jackie Robinson, my hero, ran faster, hit more cannily, executed double plays and taunted opposition pitchers and infielders with greater skill, guts and swagger than anyone else in the game (to the best of my unstatistical knowledge).
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CHICAGO — This is the genius of Joe Maddon: This week, all four of his infielders will start for the National League at Tuesday's All-Star Game, a trick no team has turned since the 1963 St. Louis Cardinals.
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Though they badly need starting pitching, the Padres have traded for the veteran infielders Chase Headley and Freddy Galvis this winter, indicating that they are ready for the next phase of their reconstruction under General Manager A.J. Preller.
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With starters Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg and Tanner Roark, closer Sean Doolittle, infielders Anthony Rendon, Trea Turner and Ryan Zimmerman and outfielders Adam Eaton, Victor Robles and Juan Soto still on board, the Nationals expect to contend next season.
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To speed things along and combat the espionage, Girardi suggested using some form of electronic communication between the catcher, pitcher and middle infielders, whether a headset like what quarterbacks use in the N.F.L. or a version of text messaging.
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"Quite frankly, I probably hit too many hard ground balls, which nowadays, with how good infielders are, it's not a great idea," said Holliday, who will turn 37 next month and agreed to a one-year, $13 million deal.
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They came within an out of beating the Yankees on Thursday, but the shifted infielders Adeiny Hechavarria and Tim Beckham let a routine chopper by Gary Sanchez skip between them to drive in the tying run in the ninth.
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He watched a potential double-play ball off the bat of Nelson Cruz carom off the bag at second and out of the reach of his infielders, allowing two runs to score as part of the Mariners' six-run third.
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Pollock's return bolsters an already potent offense led by All-Star infielders Paul Goldschmidt, Jake Lamb and Chris Owings, and the latter is 8-for-23 with three home runs, four doubles and six RBIs in his last six games.
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Polanco drives in five, Pirates rout Diamondbacks PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh's 17 hits didn't bother the Diamondbacks nearly as much as the two hit-by-pitches by a wild and hard-throwing Pirates reliever that put Arizona's middle infielders out of the game.
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The Astros, playing without middle infielders Carlos Correa (back) and Jose Altuve (right knee), managed only two hits against Yovani Gallardo (113-1) in 5 1/3 innings after mustering just one off Rockies right-hander Jon Gray on Wednesday.
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Strasburg improves to 8-0 as Nats top Mets WASHINGTON — Pitching coach Mike Maddux walked slowly to the mound, then was surrounded by his infielders as he talked to right-hander Stephen Strasburg in the top of the seventh inning.
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There is, after all, not much drama to be reasonably expected when the list of available starting pitchers is Rich Hill plus a slew of undistinguished mid-rotation guys, and the list of available infielders is Justin Turner plus the equivalent.
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The Yankees could include pitcher Sonny Gray, who would become superfluous, and perhaps another spare part — Ronald Torreyes or Drury, both versatile infielders — who could help the Mets in the near future, especially if they trade Asdrubal Cabrera for prospects.
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The team has tried diligently to rebuild its prospect inventory and made only minor, low-risk changes over the winter, adding complementary parts like infielders Aledmys Diaz and Yangervis Solarte, starter Jaime Garcia and outfielders Curtis Granderson and Randal Grichuk.
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A month after the Yankees were knocked out of the playoffs by the Red Sox in October, Andujar spent a few days with Boone and the Yankees' infield instructor, Carlos Mendoza, both former infielders, at the Yankees' complex in Tampa.
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Before the start of a half-inning, Yankees first baseman Greg Bird routinely ends up with the infielders' warm-up ball and a decision that has become a lot more complicated lately: Which fan will get a souvenir, and how?
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The discrepancies between some of the publicly available defensive numbers and some of the Yankees' (more-positive) internal evaluations have puzzled some coaches and players — particularly because the team added the sure-handed infielders Gio Urshela and LeMahieu this season.
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There is a bit of glue in Mr. Trudeau's grid (WAS ON, ONE-A, an abundance of initialisms and BLEEDER, which seems like obscure slang for a "Grounder that squeezes between two infielders"), but I still found the solve enjoyable.
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LHP Martin Perez was the victim of a hat trick of errors by three infielders in Boston's five-run second inning (four of the runs unearned) and fell to 33-23 with the loss in the finale of the 212-game road trip.
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The sudden turnaround can be attributed partially to the return of key players from injury: Justin Turner in particular, while not hitting that well, is certainly an improvement over the revolving door of utility infielders that manned his position in his absence.
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MLB Team Report - Washington Nationals - INSIDE PITCH WASHINGTON — Last season, the Washington Nationals were hit hard by injuries to everyday players, as outfielders Jayson Werth and Denard Span and infielders Anthony Rendon and Ryan Zimmerman spent extended time on the disabled list.
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The Yankees' injured list could practically field an entire team on its own: outfielders Aaron Hicks, Giancarlo Stanton and Jacoby Ellsbury; infielders Miguel Andujar, Troy Tulowitzki and Didi Gregorius; pitchers Severino, C. C. Sabathia, Betances, Ben Heller and Jordan Montgomery; and Sanchez.
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This version relies on fewer drafted players (besides the corner infielders Matt Chapman and Matt Olson), and Beane called the A's a "transaction organization" that seeks more established players — usually at bargain salaries — who can give the team a better chance to win.
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Already with a major-league-leading 13 players on the injured list, the Yankees watched two players who have become indispensable during this rash of injuries — infielders D.J. LeMahieu and Gio Urshela — leave Sunday's 2.773-5 win against the San Francisco Giants with ailments.
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Judge is now the 2175th Yankee on the club's injured list, completing a formidable squad of inactive position players that includes six starters from its opening day lineup: outfielders Judge and Giancarlo Stanton; infielders Miguel Andujar, Greg Bird and Troy Tulowitzki; and catcher Gary Sanchez.
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As of Thursday, the Mets' disabled list included, among others, starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard (right index finger ligament strain), infielders Wilmer Flores (back) and Todd Frazier (hamstring), outfielders Yoenis Cespedes (hip flexor) and Juan Lagares (toe), relief pitchers Anthony Swarzak (oblique) and A.J. Ramos (shoulder).
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He had a pair of hits in the 20-2356 victory — and probably could have had at least one more, if not for a pair of grounders that got by Seattle infielders and were ruled errors — and continues to be a thorn in the side of the Mariners.
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Chicago announced that it tendered 2020 contracts to star infielders Javier Baez (29 homers in 2019) and Kris Bryant (31 HRs), outfielders Kyle Schwarber (team-high 38 HRs and 92 RBIs) and Albert Almora Jr. (12 HRs), catcher Willson Contreras (24 HRs) and right-hander Kyle Ryan (3.54 ERA).
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When the ball leaves his fingertips, he is the picture of normalcy, the tuned-up batter waiting in front of him and the fast-twitch infielders behind him and Wright standing there in the closest approximation of a shrug one can achieve while playing a sport at a world-class level.
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The injury severely hampers an already depleted Mets roster that is now without one of its most talented pitchers (Syndergaard), one of its most talented hitters (Yoenis Cespedes), its starting first baseman (Lucas Duda), two infielders (David Wright and Wilmer Flores) and two other crucial pitchers (Steven Matz and Seth Lugo).
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Despite a battered roster with several players who came into the year slated for Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (such as Frazier and infielders Thairo Estrada and Gio Urshela) or in other organizations (such as outfielders Cameron Maybin or Mike Tauchman), the Yankees will enter their series with the Diamondbacks at 17-11.
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While running to first base during the 2004 playoffs he infamously slapped the ball out of the glove of Red Sox pitcher Bronson Arroyo, who was trying to tag him out, and in a 2007 game he yelled "Ha!" at Toronto infielders while running the bases, causing the startled players to misplay an easy popup.
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But over the past three seasons, Gregorius has emerged not only as a mainstay in the infield and the lineup — he has hit cleanup 22 times in the batting order, more than anyone but Judge — but also as something of a mentor to the Yankees young infielders, a role also formerly assumed by Jeter.
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So Monday night in the fifth inning, he led off against an over-shifted defense Cleveland Indians defense — the shortstop near second base but the other three infielders to the right side against the left-handed batter — Martinez squared and bunted the first pitch from Trevor Bauer precisely where the third baseman would have normally been standing.
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The recent surge may not augur some great career turn—his previous career high in homers was 28, and the list of middle infielders who found all-world power just before their 30th birthdays is a short one—but this is someone living the last-place life the right way, bringing beer-league softball strategy to the bigs.
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EditorsNote: Changed 223-217 to 217-0 in 4th graf; Removed extra word 'an' in 8th graf; Changed 'sixth' to 'fourth' in 12th graf Atlanta shortstop Dansby Swanson hit two home runs, and each of the team's infielders belted a homer as the Braves overcame an early four-run deficit to beat the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 12-6 on Thursday.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. — As advanced statistical analysis and its attendant new technology continue to reshape how sports are understood, watched and even played — when to punt on fourth down in football, where to position a baseball team's infielders and how to build a winning basketball team — these new numbers also create a vexing problem: How to account for what complex algorithms cannot explain.
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And what began for everyone in 1947 was a decade of Jackie Robinson on the field, running the bases pigeon-toed, a big man, a former tailback with adult weight on him, starting to take out infielders with a hard slide, starting to jaw at umpires, learning four new positions to help the Dodgers, bringing his burning audacity to the majors.
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And while Smoak has a reputation as a good defensive first baseman—the metrics generally say otherwise, but don't include players' ability to handle throws from other infielders, which is Smoak's calling card—he offers little defensive value compared to Bautista at the same age, who at that point could passably man right field, third base, or first base, and also had spent at least a little time at both second base and in centre.
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