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The ability to hit the ball to anywhere on the field is an extremely valuable skill. Some of the sport's best hitters will pull inside pitches and hit outside pitches to the opposite field. [7]: 44 Opposite field hitting is less often referred to as "pushing" the ball. [3]: 187 [1]: 677
Opposite field hitting does not come naturally to most batters, and not many players have the bat control necessary for opposite field hitting. Derek Jeter is well known for his ability as an opposite field hitter. [2] Contact hitters: batters who do not strike out often and are able to frequently put the ball in play. They tend to hit fewer ...
Typically, a bunt is used to advance other runners and is then referred to as a sacrifice or a sacrifice hit or a sacrifice bunt. When done correctly, fielders have no play except, at best, to throw the batter-runner out at first base. Speedy runners also bunt for base hits when infielders are playing back.
Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman, hitting a home run against the New York Mets on April 17, has used a line-drive, opposite-field approach his career.
Trailing 2-0 in the ninth inning, Mets first baseman Pete Alonso opposite-field, three-run homer put the Mets ahead against closer Devin Williams, stunning the crowd in Milwaukee.
Then Steer came through with an opposite-field hit. “Still fun,” said Cobb, the game ball safely tucked away in his corner locker with some other keepsakes like his strikeout from this year's ...
A contact hitter, Gwynn frequently hit the ball to the opposite field. After first meeting Hall of Famer Ted Williams in 1992, Gwynn modified his hitting approach and became more adept at pulling the ball and using the entire field, as well as hitting for more power.
In Minneapolis, Cravath learned to hit to the opposite field to take advantage of the short (279 ft) right-field line at Nicollet Park. That ability would also serve him well with the Phillies, who had a similar short right-field porch only 272 feet from home plate at the Baker Bowl. The 1910–11 Millers were one of the great minor league ...