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MLB Leaderboarding: The best left-handed hitters at beating the infield shift

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Mookie Betts' 3-homer game puts him in rare air

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These days it's impossible to watch a Major League Baseball game and not see a team employ the infield shift. They're everywhere. Some teams shift more than others, but nowadays everyday does it. The data tells clubs where certain players hit the ball, so they position their defenders accordingly. It makes perfect sense.

Many folks don't like the shift, so much so that there have been calls to ban it all together.