Marlins second baseman Luis Arráez spent much of this season hitting around .400 and is among the most difficult players in baseball to strikeout. That had the Rockies getting needlessly creative with the game on the line in the 10th inning on Sunday.
While the shift has generally become a relic of baseball’s past with the new rules, it wasn’t outright banned. Teams are required to have at least two players on both sides of second base at all times, forcing teams to bring in an outfielder in order to deploy a shift.
