May 27, 2019 · Manager Joe Maddon’s Tampa Bay Rays embraced shifts at the end of the aughts, and opponents couldn’t help but take notice once their hard contact began finding the …

The infield shift in baseball is a defensive realignment from the standard positions, to place more fielders on one side of the field or another. Used primarily against left-handed batters, it is …

Oct 21, 2020 · The Rays began MLB's shifting revolution around 2010, and it's taken the Dodgers with them to the World Series in 2020. We broke down MLB's shifting trends and why the …

Mar 30, 2023 · There isn't a ban on the shift. Rather, players need to be at least vaguely in their "regular" position this season. There have to be two players on either side of second base …

Jun 22, 2021 · There are many baseball fans that think the shift was created by new-age Moneyball teams like the mid-2000 Devil Rays and their out-of-the-box manager Joe Maddon. …

Jan 24, 2025 · The second shift violation of 2024 was called on Ceddanne Rafaela of the Boston Red Sox on May 20, in the second inning on the road vs. the Tampa Bay Rays. The shortstop …

A full "shift" -- three infielders on one side of second base -- is no longer allowed. Year-by-year MLB shift data is available here. In the 2022 season, for example, MLB teams deployed an …

May 8, 2012 · When the Rays hosted the Yankees on opening weekend, the Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon aggressively shifted fielders, frustrating visiting hitters with a strategy …

Jul 11, 2019 · The then-named Devil Rays were about to go up against David Ortiz and the Red Sox. Ortiz was a dead pull hitter who batted lefty and was coincidentally the most powerful …

May 16, 2018 · Here are nine things you need to know about the shift, right now. 1. No team uses infield shifts more than the Astros. This probably shouldn't surprise you, because Houston is …