Why are there no left-handed infielder in baseball?
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Their were left handed infielders.\nDon Mattingly played 2B and 3B\nfrom 1982 to 1983 until he was \nswitched to 1B in 1984 as his everyday\npostion.\n\nLen "Nails" Dykstra played one year at Short Stop in the minors.
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The person above me has one of the main reasons.  Another key reason is because most goaltenders have their catching glove on their right hand.  Shooting right-handed would allow more shots to go on the blocker side.  It is harder for a goalie to get the blocker in the way of the shot because, not only does that glove weigh more, but it's hard to move that hand with the stick in hand.  I am right-handed, but I shoot left-handed for this sole reason.
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Because in the beginning (Late 1800 & Early 1900's) they were both manager and players... As more and more coaches became ex-players or non-players (some owners) the tradition continued.  Baseball is steeped with it's tradition!
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Most NL clubs have the home dugouts on the 3rd base side, in the AL, first base side., which works out well in the All-Star game. There are no hard and fast rules.
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If you are batting right-handed, and you see a pitch coming inside at you, your natural tendency is to avoid getting hit by bending and turning away toward your left.  This exposes your right shoulder and arm toward the pitch.  Also right handed batters have their right hand closer to the part of the bat that does the hitting so it's more likely to be struck by a jam pitch.
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In the lower minors, they use the DH in all games.  In AA and AAA leagues, they use it unless both teams are affiliates of NL clubs.
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They change balls really often.  It's because they're worried about the ball being scuffed or damaged during the game.  The ump wants to ensure that the game isn't swayed in favor of either team.
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In every MLB park, except for the White Sox park (whatever it's called now) the pitcher faces in a south-west direction, they are all this direction, the exception in Chicago where the pitcher faces north-east (180 degrees from the others or "opposite") so it minimizes the 'sun factor' being in the players' (and umpires')eyes (especially the pitcher and catcher) for both during the day, and while the sun is setting at night; therefore putting his left arm "facing south", hence the south in southpaw, (obviously paw meaning hand).
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pitchers usally focus on more talents then on what they are not so good at. pitchers spend most of their times working on controling the ball and their strength when they throw teh ball. tehy dont have the time to work on hitting. also, they rarely have to bat. also, players that are in teh AL are not a good hitter than players from NL because of the DH rule. But when they have to bat, they wont really do anything. They'll probably strike out or ground out. there are some exceptions, but there are rarely any pitchers that can hit
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Well you have to understand what positions you are lacking in and sign some young fresh players that are hitting well, some pitchers would be heilman, lirano, tomko, and lieber. Some batters would be brossard, hanley ramirez, and brad wilkerson is starting to get hot. That or you can wait it out, but if you want to be a competitor i would recomend you start signing!
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Used to?\n\nPitchers would do this to scuff up the ball.  Scuffing the ball would enable them to create movement on their fastballs simply by holding the scuffed side "out" (probably because of greater air resistence).  Some pitchers even cut a hole in their gloves and put similar colored sandpaper in it's place so they could do this.
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The best left-handed pitcher in baseball today is Francisco Liriano #47, Minnesota Twins. This is only his first year in the league so you could argue that my choice is premature but ever since the minor leagues, it was evident that liriano would become a franchise ace and an all-star in the majors for many years. In 27 starts split between Double A New Britain and Triple A Rochester, liriano went 12-4 with a 2.63 ERA and a minor league leading 204 strikeouts over 167 2/3 innings. he really turned heads with his performance at Rochester. Liriano was named the best starter in Triple A on the strength of just 14 starts with the Red Wings. During that span, Liriano went 9-2 with a 1.78 ERA, allowing 56 hits over 91 innings while striking out 112. Those sorts of stats will always win a player plenty of admirers, and you won't find one bigger than Rich Miller, Liriano's manager in Rochester this past season. "Liriano is a kick-the-winning-field-goal kind of guy," Miller said. "He has great poise and never gets rattled if he's in a jam. He's quiet, well prepared and not boisterous or flamboyant. His hat is always going to fit." These qualities, coupled with prodigious pitching talent, make Liriano a force to be reckoned with on the mound.\n\n He is a pitcher in the mold of Johan Santana, his teammate and arguably the best left handed pitcher in the game today....but with liriano in the major leagues this year, it basically makes him the best. \n\nFirst and foremost, Francisco liriano is more intimidating as he stands at 6'2" which is 3" taller than johan. If you take a look at both of their stats this year thus far, Johan Santana has a record of 4-4 and a 3.42 ERA and has pitched in 75.1 innings surrendering 70 hits, 29 earned runs, 9 hrs, 15 walks, and accumulating 80 strikeouts. Santana has a K/9 ratio of just about 9 and an amazing K/BB ratio of 5.3  \n\non the other hand, Francisco Liriano has made his mark on the league already in his first season as a phenom. he started out the year in the bullpen and has just recently been inserted into the starting rotation so he does not have as many innings pitched. Liriano has a record of 3-0 with a 2.51 ERA, two wins as a starter one as a reliever and has pitched in 32.1 innings giving up 33 hits, 9 earned runs, 1 hr, 8 walks, and 43 strikeouts. talk about an amazing k/9 and k/bb ratio for santana, well this kids got a k/9 ratio of 12 and a k/bb ratio of 5.3 as well.\n\ni dont know what else to say but he has lived up to the hype and many minnesota twins fans ive talked to say liriano will be better than santana and that just speaks volumes.
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Left side to right side? If you mean from the inside lane of the track to the outside lane, that's exactly why. Lane one is always the lane that's closest to the infield.\n\nIf you mean as you're watching from the stands, that's not true. I've seen races run from "right to left". Also if you're sitting in the opposite stands.
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General agreement among coaches is, it takes too much time for a left-hander to set and throw across the field to 1st base compared to a right-handers on short ground balls. 3rd base is not as bad as 2nd or shortstop, but all three take an extra second or two to turn and position the lead shoulder toward 1st base for a strong throw. On the other hand, Left-handers make excellent 1st basemen and are often part of strong double play combos! I am left handed, and played short and 3rd through little league. As the speed of the game increased in high school and college, I was converted to an outfielder. You just don't get as much behind the ball on your throws, if you can't turn and throw off your back foot. The only problem with catching as a left-hander is you are always having to step to the right (away from a right handed batter) to throw to second. Once again it costs you a second or two that can be the difference between throwing a runner out or not.
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location location location....scouts also love a left handed pitcher
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I don't know how many left-handed fielding shortstops there are in baseball, but I'd be surprised if there were any.  Generally, the third baseman takes care of balls hit to the shortstop's right side, while the shortstop covers everything hit up the middle of the infield.  A left-handed shortstop would have to reach across his body to field these balls, which would hurt every aspect of his defense.
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You are describing a basic substitution with a position change afterward. Those happen all the time. But to answer your question, you could do a double switch that doesn't involve the pitcher. Say your starting left fielder gets hurt diving for a ball and they have to take him out of the game. The left fielder's position is due up first the next inning, but the new left fielder is a weak hitter. The manager can make a double switch (say, take out both the first baseman and the left fielder at the same time) and put the two new players in either vacated position of the batting order. That's really how a double switch works. It's most common with pitchers, but there is no rule that says it's the only way to do it.