PITTSBURGH -- Four hours before first pitch Monday, Josh Bell was on the field at PNC Park, working at first base. Manager Clint Hurdle hit ground balls toward Bell, and infield coach Joey Cora watched as Bell made throws to second base.
Bell has been a first baseman since late 2014, but the former outfielder is still a work in progress. The man with a bat in his hand Monday could relate.
In 1978, the Royals asked Hurdle to play first base -- for the first time in his life -- with a week left in Spring Training.