What would you do as the third baseman in this situation? Leave your answer in the comments. The key here is if the ball is hit to the right side of the shortstop or the left as that takes his momentum to either second base or third base. Even if the LF makes the play we want to make sure all bases get covered for a play on every baserunner. #baseballcoach #baseball #baseballlife | Baseball Instincts
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What would you do as the third baseman in this situation? With runners on the corners and an extra basehit to the LF wall. There’s two ways to approach this play as the third baseman. First, we know this is a double cut 4 because the runner on third is going to score and so we’re thinking 3 bases ahead of the runner on first. The SS goes out as the relay, 2B backs up, and option 1 is the 3B can be near the bag as the extra cut allowing him to still get to his bag if there’s a play at third. It’s
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The second baseman is never the cut/relay to third base and here’s why! This is a perfect example of why the SS is always the cut to third base on a routine base hit or fly ball to the outfield and the plays at third base. With a base hit we’re thinking two bases ahead of the lead runner. The SS drops into the grass as it allows him to see the base runners and decide whether to cut it or let it go. Here we see that the runner on first got a great jump and he knew he had no play at third so he cu
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Second baseman with high baseball IQ do things differently. In this situation with no runners on base and no outs, there’s a slow roller groundball to the third baseman. Most might think that the middle infielders shift over to where the SS covers third and second baseman’s covers 2B. But there’s BETTER option! Because no runners are on base the second baseman actually backs up 1B, so he’s closer than the right fielder and the SS covers second base. The pitcher can handle third and if there is a
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