ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — When Yankees switch-hitter Aaron Hicks batted from the left side last season, he was almost always greeted by an infield shift — a wall of
<div class="at-above-post addthis tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/mlb-shift-limits-raising-batter-spirits-and-averages-so-far/"></div>ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) When Yankees switch-hitter Aaron Hicks batted from the left side last season, he was almost always greeted by an infield shift a wall of defenders camped in shallow right field. So it was a striking moment in New York’s dugout when Hicks facing a traditional infield alignment […]<! AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get the excerpt ><div class="at-below-post addthis tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/mlb-shift-limits-raising-batter-spirits-and-avera
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) When Yankees switch-hitter Aaron Hicks batted from the left side last season, he was almost always greeted by an infield shift a wall of defenders camped in shallow right field.
<div class="at-above-post addthis tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/mlb-pitchers-adjusting-to-quick-pace-of-new-pitch-clock/"></div>JUPITER, Fla. (AP) There’s a lot that Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara likes about Major League Baseball’s new rules, such as the limitation on infield shifts. “Last year I got so mad sometimes because they move the position player and the ball was right there,” the NL Cy Young Award winner said. One of the […]<! AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get the excerpt ><div class="at-below-post addthis tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/mlb-pitchers-adjusting-to-quick-pace-of-new-pitch-clock/
The most expensive free agent in Tampa Bay history made a good first impression with the Rays. Zach Eflin struck out three of four Minnesota Twins batters on Thursday in his first spring training start, a game played at Tropicana Field.