SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Chris Owings spent part of the 2016 season patrolling center field for the first time in his career. Now, he's working on learning how to play right field.
It's just another challenge for Owings, who has played 179 Major League games at shortstop, 137 at second base and only 49 in center.
And now, rather than playing up the middle, Owings could contribute from a corner. With his glove hand on the foul-line side, he will have to chase down balls in the gap across his body.
To adjust, Owings consulted with teammate David Peralta, a left-handed fielder who played left field for most of 2015, before moving to right during an injury-plagued 2016.