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  2. Baseball positions - Wikipedia

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    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]

  3. Defensive spectrum - Wikipedia

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    By 1945, second base was firmly established as a more important position defensively than third base. In the early 2020s, due in part to increasing numbers of strikeouts and use of infield shifts, teams have become increasingly willing to move players to more difficult positions (rightward along the spectrum). [10]

  4. List of Major League Baseball career fielding errors as a ...

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    In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the shortstop is assigned the number 6. The list of career leaders is dominated by players from the 19th century when fielding equipment was very rudimentary; baseball gloves only began to steadily gain acceptance in the 1880s, and were not uniformly worn until the mid-1890s, resulting in ...

  5. Baseball positioning - Wikipedia

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    In baseball and softball, while there are nine named fielding positions, players, with the exception of the pitcher and catcher, may move around freely. The positioning for the other seven positions is very flexible, although they all have regular depths —distances from home plate , and sometimes lateral positioning.

  6. List of Major League Baseball career fielding errors as an ...

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    In the scoring system used to record defensive plays, the outfielders are assigned the numbers 7 (left field), 8 (center field) and 9 (right field). The list of career leaders is dominated by players from the 19th century when fielding equipment was very rudimentary; baseball gloves only began to steadily gain acceptance in the 1880s, and were ...

  7. List of Major League Baseball career fielding errors as a ...

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    Rank amongst leaders in career errors committed. A blank field indicates a tie. Player (2023 Es) Number of errors committed during the 2023 Major League Baseball season: E as RF: Total career errors committed as a right fielder * Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame † Denotes total is missing figures for pre-1901 games Bold

  8. Milwaukee Brewers all-time roster - Wikipedia

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    Number retired by team [7] Position: The player's primary fielding position: Positions key P Pitcher: 3B ... Major League Baseball

  9. Shortstop - Wikipedia

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    Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions. Historically, the position was assigned to defensive specialists who were typically poor at batting and were often placed at the bottom of the batting order. Today ...