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</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Not to be confused with <a href="Baseball_positions" title="Baseball positions">Baseball positions</a>.</div>

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<p>In <a href="Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> and <a href="Softball" title="Softball">softball</a>, while there are nine named <a href="Baseball_positions" title="Baseball positions">fielding positions</a>, players, with the exception of the <a href="Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> and <a href="Catcher" title="Catcher">catcher</a>, may move around freely. The <i>positioning</i> for the other seven positions is very flexible, although they all have regular <i>depths</i>—distances from <a href="Home_plate" class="mw-redirect" title="Home plate">home plate</a>, and sometimes lateral positioning. A <i>shift</i> means that a player is playing in a noticeably different location than the norm for his positioning. A fielder who is playing <i>shallow</i> or <i>in</i> is playing closer to home plate, while a player playing <i>deep</i> is playing farther from home plate than normal.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Common_types_of_positioning">Common types of positioning</h2></div>

<p>Regular terms are used for some positionings. For example, <i>double play depth</i> is used when there is potential for a <a href="Force_play" title="Force play">force play</a> at <a href="Second_base" class="mw-redirect" title="Second base">second base</a>. This means the <a href="Shortstop" title="Shortstop">shortstop</a> and <a href="Second_baseman" title="Second baseman">second baseman</a> are playing slightly closer to second base and sometimes a little bit shallower. This position makes it easier to turn the <a href="Double_play" title="Double play">double play</a>.

</p><p>The <a href="First_baseman" title="First baseman">first baseman</a> is said to be <i>holding the runner</i> if he positions himself right at first base with one foot on the base, ready to receive a <a href="Pickoff" title="Pickoff">pickoff</a> throw from the pitcher if the runner strays too far from first base between pitches.

</p><p><i>Bringing the corners in</i> means the first and third baseman are both playing <i>in</i> (closer than usual to home plate); this will often be used with runners at third base or when a <a href="Bunt_(baseball)" title="Bunt (baseball)">bunt</a> is anticipated.

</p><p>The disadvantage of these defensive shifts is that they make more room for the hitter to hit the ball through the gaps for a base hit or lay down a successful bunt too far from any fielder to make a play resulting in an out.

</p><p>Sometimes in the bottom half of the ninth inning (or later), when a team has a runner on third base in a tie game with less than two outs, the defending team will pull the outfielders in very close, almost creating three extra infielders. This is sometimes known as <i>do or die</i> depth. The reason for positioning this way in this situation is that there is no point in having the outfielders playing deep, waiting to catch a fly ball for an out; if they do, the runner at third base will be able to <a href="Tagging_up" class="mw-redirect" title="Tagging up">tag up</a> when the ball is caught and then run to home plate to score the winning run. So the outfielders can contribute constructively only by filling the gaps between the infielders.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Infield_shift">Infield shift</h3></div>

<div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="Infield_shift" title="Infield shift">Infield shift</a></div>

<p>Some extreme repositioning known as a <a href="Infield_shift" title="Infield shift">shift</a> was used against <a href="Pull_hitter" title="Pull hitter">pull hitters</a>, a strategy that became more prevalent in Major League Baseball since the late-2000s.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For example, versus excellent left-handed pull-hitters like <a href="Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">Ted Williams</a>, <a href="David_Ortiz" title="David Ortiz">David Ortiz</a>, <a href="Joey_Gallo_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Joey Gallo (baseball)">Joey Gallo</a> and <a href="Ryan_Howard" title="Ryan Howard">Ryan Howard</a>, teams would move more players to the right side of the field. They would sometimes play with the shortstop behind or even to the right of second base. The second baseman may simply move to the right, in which case this just qualifies as a shift, or he might move deeper into shallow <a href="Right_field" class="mw-redirect" title="Right field">right field</a>. Another variation had the third baseman move to where the shortstop would play in the shift, leaving the shortstop (who is generally the team's best infielder) to cover the left side of the infield.

</p><p>Many believe that this shift was first employed against Ted Williams in the 1940s, as thought up by then-<a href="Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Indians</a> <a href="Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">manager</a> <a href="Lou_Boudreau" title="Lou Boudreau">Lou Boudreau</a>. However, it was first used against <a href="Cy_Williams" title="Cy Williams">Cy Williams</a> in the 1920s.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>The infield shift was restricted by MLB beginning in the <a href="2023_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2023 Major League Baseball season">2023 season</a>.

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<div class="gallerytext">Infield and outfield in</div>

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<div class="gallerytext">Corners in</div>

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<div class="gallerytext">Left-handed pull-hitter shift, aka "overshift"</div>

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<ul><li><a href="Baseball#Strategy_and_tactics" title="Baseball">Baseball#Strategy and tactics</a></li></ul>

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<li><a href="Suspended_game" title="Suspended game">Suspended game</a></li>

<li><a href="Unwritten_rules_of_baseball" title="Unwritten rules of baseball">Unwritten rules</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Ballpark" title="Ballpark">Ballpark</a>/<a href="Baseball_field" title="Baseball field">field</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Backstop_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Backstop (baseball)">Backstop</a></li>

<li><a href="Baseball_field" title="Baseball field">Baseball diamond</a></li>

<li><a href="Batter's_box" class="mw-redirect" title="Batter's box">Batter's box</a></li>

<li><a href="Batter's_eye" title="Batter's eye">Batter's eye</a></li>

<li><a href="Bullpen" title="Bullpen">Bullpen</a></li>

<li><a href="Dugout_(baseball)" title="Dugout (baseball)">Dugout</a></li>

<li><a href="Foul_ball" title="Foul ball">Foul territory</a></li>

<li><a href="Infield" title="Infield">Infield</a></li>

<li><a href="On-deck" title="On-deck">On-deck circle</a></li>

<li><a href="Outfield" title="Outfield">Outfield</a></li>

<li><a href="Warning_track" title="Warning track">Warning track</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Baseball_clothing_and_equipment" title="Baseball clothing and equipment">Equipment</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<li><a href="Batting_cage" title="Batting cage">Batting cage</a></li>

<li><a href="Batting_glove" title="Batting glove">Batting glove</a></li>

<li><a href="Batting_helmet" title="Batting helmet">Batting helmet</a></li>

<li><a href="Baseball_doughnut" title="Baseball doughnut">Doughnut</a></li>

<li><a href="Baseball_glove" title="Baseball glove">Glove (defense)</a></li>

<li><a href="Pitching_machine" title="Pitching machine">Pitching machine</a></li>

<li><a href="Jockstrap#Protective_cup" title="Jockstrap">Protective cup</a></li>

<li><a href="Shin_guard" title="Shin guard">Shin guard</a></li>

<li><a href="Baseball_stirrups" title="Baseball stirrups">Stirrups</a></li>

<li><a href="Baseball_uniform" title="Baseball uniform">Uniform</a></li>

<li><a href="Uniform_number_(Major_League_Baseball)" title="Uniform number (Major League Baseball)">Uniform number</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Game process</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Batting_order_(baseball)" title="Batting order (baseball)">Batting order</a></li>

<li><a href="Inning" title="Inning">Innings</a>

<ul><li><a href="Extra_innings" title="Extra innings">extra innings</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Baseball_positions" title="Baseball positions">Positions</a></li>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Batting_(baseball)" title="Batting (baseball)">Batting</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<li><a href="Baltimore_chop" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore chop">Baltimore chop</a></li>

<li><a href="Batted_ball" title="Batted ball">Batted ball</a></li>

<li><a href="Count_(baseball)" title="Count (baseball)">Batting count</a></li>

<li><a href="Batting_out_of_turn" title="Batting out of turn">Batting out of order</a></li>

<ul><li><a href="Sacrifice_bunt" title="Sacrifice bunt">sacrifice bunt</a></li>

<li><a href="Squeeze_play_(baseball)" title="Squeeze play (baseball)">squeeze play</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Charging_the_mound" title="Charging the mound">Charging the mound</a></li>

<li><a href="Checked_swing" title="Checked swing">Checked swing</a></li>

<li><a href="Cleanup_hitter" title="Cleanup hitter">Cleanup hitter</a></li>

<li><a href="Contact_hitter" title="Contact hitter">Contact hitter</a></li>

<li><a href="Designated_hitter" title="Designated hitter">Designated hitter</a></li>

<li><a href="Double_(baseball)" title="Double (baseball)">Double</a></li>

<li><a href="Double_switch_(baseball)" title="Double switch (baseball)">Double switch</a></li>

<li><a href="Golden_sombrero" title="Golden sombrero">Golden sombrero</a></li>

<li><a href="Ground_rule_double" title="Ground rule double">Ground rule double</a></li>

<li><a href="Hat-trick#Baseball" title="Hat-trick">Hat trick</a></li>

<li><a href="Hit_by_pitch" title="Hit by pitch">Hit by pitch</a></li>

<li><a href="Hitting_for_the_cycle" title="Hitting for the cycle">Hitting for the cycle</a></li>

<ul><li><a href="Grand_slam_(baseball)" title="Grand slam (baseball)">Grand slam</a></li>

<li><a href="Inside-the-park_home_run" title="Inside-the-park home run">Inside-the-park</a></li>

<li><a href="Moonshot_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Moonshot (baseball)">Moonshot</a></li>

<li><a href="Chinese_home_run" title="Chinese home run">Chinese</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Infield_hit" class="mw-redirect" title="Infield hit">Infield hit</a></li>

<li><a href="Leadoff_hitter" title="Leadoff hitter">Leadoff hitter</a></li>

<li><a href="Lefty-righty_switch" title="Lefty-righty switch">Lefty-righty switch</a></li>

<li><a href="Line_drive" class="mw-redirect" title="Line drive">Line drive</a></li>

<li><a href="Mendoza_Line" title="Mendoza Line">Mendoza Line</a></li>

<li><a href="Pinch_hitter" title="Pinch hitter">Pinch hitter</a></li>

<li><a href="Plate_appearance" title="Plate appearance">Plate appearance</a></li>

<li><a href="Platoon_system" title="Platoon system">Platoon system</a></li>

<li><a href="Power_hitter" title="Power hitter">Power hitter</a></li>

<li><a href="Pull_hitter" title="Pull hitter">Pull hitter</a></li>

<li><a href="Sacrifice_fly" title="Sacrifice fly">Sacrifice fly</a></li>

<li><a href="Single_(baseball)" title="Single (baseball)">Single</a></li>

<li><a href="Strikeout" title="Strikeout">Strikeout</a></li>

<li><a href="Strike_zone" title="Strike zone">Strike zone</a></li>

<li><a href="Sweet_spot_(sports)#Baseball" title="Sweet spot (sports)">Sweet spot</a></li>

<li><a href="Switch_hitter" title="Switch hitter">Switch hitter</a></li>

<li><a href="Triple_(baseball)" title="Triple (baseball)">Triple</a></li>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Pitch_(baseball)" title="Pitch (baseball)">Pitching</a><br><a href="Pitch_(softball)" title="Pitch (softball)">(softball)</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<li><a href="Beanball" title="Beanball">Beanball</a></li>

<li><a href="Breaking_ball" title="Breaking ball">Breaking ball</a></li>

<li><a href="Brushback_pitch" title="Brushback pitch">Brushback pitch</a></li>

<li><a href="Changeup" title="Changeup">Changeup</a>

<ul><li><a href="Vulcan_changeup" title="Vulcan changeup">Vulcan changeup</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Curveball" title="Curveball">Curveball</a></li>

<li><a href="Eephus_pitch" title="Eephus pitch">Eephus</a></li>

<li><a href="Emery_ball" title="Emery ball">Emery ball</a></li>

<li><a href="Fastball" title="Fastball">Fastball</a>

<li><a href="Cut_fastball" title="Cut fastball">cutter</a></li>

<li><a href="Sinker_(pitch)" title="Sinker (pitch)">sinker</a></li>

<li><a href="Split-finger_fastball" title="Split-finger fastball">split-finger</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Full_count" class="mw-redirect" title="Full count">Full count</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_Major_League_Baseball_pitchers_who_have_thrown_an_immaculate_inning" title="List of Major League Baseball pitchers who have thrown an immaculate inning">Immaculate inning</a></li>

<li><a href="Inside_pitching" title="Inside pitching">Inside pitching</a></li>

<li><a href="Intentional_balk" title="Intentional balk">Intentional balk</a></li>

<li><a href="Intentional_base_on_balls" title="Intentional base on balls">Intentional walk</a></li>

<li><a href="Knuckleball" title="Knuckleball">Knuckleball</a></li>

<li><a href="Maddux_(statistic)" title="Maddux (statistic)">Maddux</a></li>

<li><a href="No-hitter" title="No-hitter">No-hitter</a></li>

<li><a href="Perfect_game_(baseball)" title="Perfect game (baseball)">Perfect game</a></li>

<li><a href="Pickoff" title="Pickoff">Pickoff</a></li>

<li><a href="Pitch_count" title="Pitch count">Pitch count</a></li>

<li><a href="Pitching_by_position_players" title="Pitching by position players">Pitching by position players</a></li>

<li><a href="Pitching_position" title="Pitching position">Pitching position</a></li>

<li><a href="Pitchout" title="Pitchout">Pitchout</a></li>

<li><a href="Quick_pitch" class="mw-redirect" title="Quick pitch">Quick pitch</a></li>

<li><a href="Screwball" title="Screwball">Screwball</a></li>

<li><a href="Shutout_(baseball)" title="Shutout (baseball)">Shutout</a></li>

<li><a href="Slider_(pitch)" title="Slider (pitch)">Slider</a></li>

<li><a href="Spitball" title="Spitball">Spitball</a></li>

<li><a href="Strikeout" title="Strikeout">Strikeout</a></li>

<li><a href="Strike_zone" title="Strike zone">Strike zone</a></li>

<li><a href="Striking_out_the_side" title="Striking out the side">Striking out the side</a></li>

<li><a href="Switch_pitcher" title="Switch pitcher">Switch pitcher</a></li>

<li><a href="Time_of_pitch" class="mw-redirect" title="Time of pitch">Time of pitch</a></li>

<li><a href="Wild_pitch" title="Wild pitch">Wild pitch</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Base_running" title="Base running">Base running</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Automatic_runner" class="mw-redirect" title="Automatic runner">Automatic runner</a></li>

<li><a href="Bases_loaded" class="mw-redirect" title="Bases loaded">Bases loaded</a></li>

<li><a href="Caught_stealing" title="Caught stealing">Caught stealing</a></li>

<li><a href="Obstruction_(baseball)" title="Obstruction (baseball)">Obstruction</a></li>

<li><a href="Pinch_runner" title="Pinch runner">Pinch runner</a></li>

<li><a href="Rundown" title="Rundown">Rundown</a></li>

<li><a href="Scoring_position" title="Scoring position">Scoring position</a></li>

<li><a href="Slide_(baseball)" title="Slide (baseball)">Slide</a></li>

<li><a href="Small_ball_(baseball)" title="Small ball (baseball)">Small ball</a></li>

<li><a href="Squeeze_play_(baseball)" title="Squeeze play (baseball)">Squeeze play</a></li>

<li><a href="Stolen_base" title="Stolen base">Stolen base</a></li>

<li><a href="Tie_goes_to_the_runner" title="Tie goes to the runner">Tie goes to the runner</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fielding<br></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Appeal_play" title="Appeal play">Appeal play</a></li>

<li><a href="Assist_(baseball)" title="Assist (baseball)">Assist</a></li>

<li><a href="Blocking_the_plate" title="Blocking the plate">Blocking the plate</a></li>

<li><a href="Catch_(baseball)" title="Catch (baseball)">Catch</a></li>

<li><a href="Caught_stealing" title="Caught stealing">Caught stealing</a></li>

<li><a href="Covering_a_base" title="Covering a base">Covering a base</a></li>

<li><a href="Defensive_indifference" class="mw-redirect" title="Defensive indifference">Defensive indifference</a></li>

<li><a href="Double_play" title="Double play">Double play</a></li>

<li><a href="Fielding_error" title="Fielding error">Error</a></li>

<li><a href="Fielder's_choice" title="Fielder's choice">Fielder's choice</a></li>

<li><a href="Fifth_infielder" title="Fifth infielder">Fifth infielder</a></li>

<li><a href="Force_play" title="Force play">Force play</a></li>

<li><a href="Fourth_out" title="Fourth out">Fourth out</a></li>

<li><a href="Hidden_ball_trick" title="Hidden ball trick">Hidden ball trick</a></li>

<li><a href="In-between_hop" title="In-between hop">In-between hop</a></li>

<li><a href="Infield_fly_rule" title="Infield fly rule">Infield fly rule</a></li>

<li><a href="Infield_shift" title="Infield shift">Infield shift</a></li>

<li><a href="Interference_(baseball)" title="Interference (baseball)">Interference</a></li>

<li><a href="Neighborhood_play" title="Neighborhood play">Neighborhood play</a></li>

<li><a href="Passed_ball" title="Passed ball">Passed ball</a></li>

<li><a href="Pickoff" title="Pickoff">Pickoff</a></li>

<li><a href="Putout" title="Putout">Putout</a></li>

<li><a href="Rundown" title="Rundown">Rundown</a></li>

<li><a href="Triple_play" title="Triple play">Triple play</a>

<ul><li><a href="Unassisted_triple_play" title="Unassisted triple play">unassisted</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Uncaught_third_strike" title="Uncaught third strike">Uncaught third strike</a></li>

<li><a href="Wall_climb" title="Wall climb">Wall climb</a></li>

<li><a href="Wheel_play" title="Wheel play">Wheel play</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Baseball_card" title="Baseball card">Baseball card</a></li>

<li><a href="Baseball_statistics" title="Baseball statistics">Baseball statistics</a></li>

<li><a href="Bench_jockey" class="mw-redirect" title="Bench jockey">Bench jockey</a></li>

<li><a href="Bench-clearing_brawl" title="Bench-clearing brawl">Bench-clearing brawl</a></li>

<li><a href="Doubleheader_(baseball)" title="Doubleheader (baseball)">Doubleheader</a></li>

<li><a href="Glossary_of_baseball_terms" title="Glossary of baseball terms">Jargon</a></li>

<li><a href="Injured_list" title="Injured list">Injured list</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_baseball_films" title="List of baseball films">List of baseball films</a></li>

<li><a href="Pepper_(baseball)" title="Pepper (baseball)">Pepper</a></li>

<li><a href="Baseball_scorekeeping" title="Baseball scorekeeping">Scorekeeping</a></li>

<li><a href="Series_(baseball)" title="Series (baseball)">Series</a></li>

<li><a href="Seventh-inning_stretch" title="Seventh-inning stretch">Seventh-inning stretch</a></li>

<li><a href="Shagging_(baseball)" title="Shagging (baseball)">Shagging</a></li>

<li><a href="Sign_stealing" title="Sign stealing">Sign stealing</a></li>

<li><a href="Slump_(sports)" title="Slump (sports)">Slump</a></li>

<li>Streak

<ul><li><a href="Losing_streak#Baseball" title="Losing streak">losing</a></li>

<li><a href="Winning_streak#Baseball" title="Winning streak">winning</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Variations_of_baseball" title="Variations of baseball">Variations of baseball</a></li></ul>

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