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Infield shift

The infield shift in baseball is a defensive realignment from the standard positions, to place more fielders on one side of the field or another. Used primarily against left-handed batters[further explanation needed], it is designed to protect against base hits pulled hard into the gaps between the fielders on one side. Originally called the Williams…

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History in Major League Baseball

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Defensive vulnerability

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related to Further reading · 29
Infield shift → Anthony, April, Castrovince, David, Devan, Fangraphs, February, First Time, In Baseball's Shifting Defenses, Invisible, May, Maybe Nobody, MLB, No-Shift Rule, November, Oberlin College, Redesigning Baseball's Defense, Retrieved, Retrieved August, Retrieved February
related to Defensive vulnerability · 24
Infield shift → As, Boston's Ortiz, Cleveland, Damon, For, Game, Giant Willie McCovey, In, Infield, Johnny Damon, Lou Boudreau, Mark Teixeira, May, McCovey, New York Yankees, Pat Seerey, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, September, Ted Williams
related to history · 20
Infield shift → Babe Ruth, Boston, Boudreau, Boudreau Shift, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Cy Williams, Eddie Dyer, In, July, Lou Boudreau, Louis Cardinals, Opposing, Philadelphia Phillies, Player-Manager, St, Ted Williams, The, Williams, World Series
related to Ortiz Shift · 15
Infield shift → An, April, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Devil Rays, Fenway Park, Joe Maddon, Maddon, Ortiz, Ortiz Shift, Ortiz's, Red Sox, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, The, Though Ortiz
related to Regulation · 13
Infield shift → As, Atlantic League, Baseball, CBA, Class, Commissioner, Double-A, Florida State League, In, In Minor League Baseball, July, MLB, Professional Baseball

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