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This template is to be used to display the Major League Baseball rosters during the MLB season. For the offseason, please use Template:MLB Spring Training roster . Parameters
In the sport of baseball, each of the nine players on a team is assigned a particular fielding position when it is their turn to play defense. Each position conventionally has an associated number, for use in scorekeeping by the official scorer: 1 (), 2 (), 3 (first baseman), 4 (second baseman), 5 (third baseman), 6 (), 7 (left fielder), 8 (center fielder), and 9 (right fielder). [1]
If the template has a separate documentation page (usually called "Template:template name/doc"), add [[Category:Current Major League Baseball team rosters templates]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page.
If the template has a separate documentation page (usually called "Template:template name/doc"), add [[Category:Baseball roster templates]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page.
A look at the current team position by position. Where does the NY Giants' roster stand with the offseason program set to begin Monday? A look at the current team position by position
if teamcolors=y, then the colors from Template:CollegePrimaryStyle and Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle will be used and all color fields mentioned above will be ignored. | high_school= inputting anything in the field will activate the high school column; must then use the high_school parameter in every entry of the player template
To change this template's initial visibility, the |state= parameter may be used: {{Baseball positions | state = collapsed}} will show the template collapsed, i.e. hidden apart from its title bar. {{Baseball positions | state = expanded}} will show the template expanded, i.e. fully visible.
In both baseball and basketball, it is common for a player's position to be denoted by a number, for example: in baseball scorekeeping the shortstop position is "6", while in basketball the small forward position is known as the "three". Thus, the lineups for some sports can include a uniform number, the player's name, and an abbreviation ...