One of MLB's many rule changes this season has been widely called a ban of the defensive shift, but that's not entirely accurate, as new Minnesota Twins outfielder Joey Gallo learned Friday.
Gallo, a dead pull hitter and one of the players most victimized by the shift, found himself once again hitting with a defender in the shallow outfield between first and second base in a spring training game against the Boston Red Sox.
In this shift, the Red Sox kept their infield near their usual positions, but moved left fielder Raimel Tapia to center field and center fielder Adam Duvall to the usual shift spot:
Defensive shifts have not been banned.