Minnesota Twins slugger Joey Gallo was no doubt pleased to see Major League Baseball significantly restrict defensive shifts, but one team has already found a way to exploit a loophole…
MLB’s new ban on infield shifts is really letting Juan Soto cook. A seemingly humorous tweet went viral on Thursday stating that the San Diego Padres star Soto is now…
New York Yankees slugger Joey Gallo is one of many hitters across baseball who falls victim to defensive shifts on a regular basis. He is tired of dealing with it…
Major League Baseball often uses the minor leagues as a testing ground for potential rule changes, and a fairly significant one will be given a trial run in 2021. In…
Major League Baseball has introduced a host of rule changes in recent years, but commissioner Rob Manfred suggested a bigger one may be yet to come. Appearing on Friday’s edition…
The Tampa Bay Rays are known for being one of the most creative teams in baseball, and some of their creativity was on display during the AL Wild Card Game…
Boston Red Sox outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. is one of a number of left-handed batters across baseball to struggle offensively in part thanks to aggressive defensive shifts against him. These…
The Minnesota Twins were quite aggrieved Sunday after a Baltimore Orioles player bunted against the shift trailing by seven in the ninth inning. With one out in the ninth and…
The Houston Astros used an unusual shift to defend against Albert Pujols on Thursday night, and it worked. During Pujols’ at-bat in the bottom of the third, the Astros put…
Not surprisingly, Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard isn’t fond of defensive shifts. Speaking to Jon Heyman of Today’s Knuckleball, Howard believes the shift takes away up to 50 hits…