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Why do right hand batters hit the ball to left field percentage?
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∙ 13y ago
Don't know the percentages, but left field is more common. Most batters are right handed, and, on averge, a batter is more likely to "pull" the ball when he hits it. (Note: when a batter is said to "hit to the opposite field", that means that a right-handed batter hits to right field or a left-handed batter hits to left field. On the surface, this is not "opposite field" at all. But it's called "opposite field" because it goes against the natural tendency of a right hander to hit to left field and a left-hander to hit to right field.)
Wiki User
∙ 16y ago
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∙ 13y agoMost batters are "pull" hitters. It means that they swing a little earlier than a "neutral" or "push" hitter. The same goes for left-handers as well. They will hit the ball into right field more often.
The teams keep a percentage of where batters hit the ball more often and will try to set their fielders according to that percentage. A great example is when Jim Thome is up to bat, you'll notice that the entire outfield shifts extremely far over toward right field.
As far as a percentage, you got me. I couldn't even begin to pretend how I would know that answer.
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What does it mean to hit to the opposite field?
For a right handed batter, the opposite field would be right field ... a right handed batter that hits the ball to right field is said to hit the ball to the opposite field. For a left handed batter, the opposite field would be left field.
How is the word right used in the context of playing sports?
In baseball you have a right fielder, right handed pitchers, right handed batters, you can hit the ball to the right side of the field. In American Football, you have positions called right guard and right tackle, you can run a play to the right side of the field. In hockey, there is an area of the ice that can be called the right wing, you have right handed shooters.
Why is the Ivy at Wrigley Field not centered?
It might be so that the batters don't lose their vision of the ball after it is thrown by the pitcher.
Why can't you throw out a batter from right field?
You can, there is no rule against throwing the batter out if the ball is hit to right field you probably just won't be able to get the ball to 1st base in time.
Is hitting a baseball an example of a pull?
'Pulling the ball' is a term used with hitting and is when a right handed batter hits a ball to the left side of the field or a left handed batter hits a ball to the right side of the field.
What is the right-lefty theory on pitching and why?
I'm not sure if this is what you are talking about but... Right-handed pitchers do better against right-handed batters than they do against left-handed batters. And left-handed pitchers do better against left-handed batters than they do against right-handed batters. Conversely, right-handed batters do better against left-handed pitchers than right-handed pitchers and left-handed batters do better against right-handed pitchers than left-handed pitchers. My dad explained to me once why it worked out this way, but I don't know if I fully understand it. Apparently, the horizontal motion on a pitched ball is such that, for a right-handed pitcher, the ball moves to his left, or to the batter's right. If you are a right-handed batter, the ball is moving AWAY from you, but if you are a left-handed batter, the ball is moving TOWARD you. And, apparently, it's easier to hit a ball moving toward you than to hit one moving away from you. Personally, it's incredible to me that ANYONE can hit a pitched ball, even when it's only going 70 MPH, regardless of which way it's moving, so maybe that's why the explanation didn't make sense to me.
No runners on base a ball is hit to the right field that cannot be caught where should the ball be thrown?
To the cut off man.
When does the shortstop cover second base?
when the ball is hit to the right side of the field, or if there is a throw down, because the lefty is more likely to hit to the right side of the field.
What is an inside out swing?
An inside out swing in baseball is a swing where the hands come through ahead of the end of the bat which causes the ball to be hit to the opposite field (right field for a right hander or left field for a left hander). Wade Boggs produced many doubles off the "Green Monster" in Fenway by "inside-outing" the ball to left field. At the point of impact the bat forms a greater than 90 degree angle if one imagines an imaginary line between dead center field which continues through home plate. When a right hander hits a ball to left field or a left handed batter hits the ball to right field the ball is said to be pulled and the bat would usually form an angle of less than 90 degrees at the point of impact.
Is The ball rolled in the field or The ball rolled on the field correct?
If the field is a playing field, use on. If it is a field of corn, use in.
What is it called when a left handed batter hits the ball to the right field?
It's called a "Pull Hit."
What is a line drive in softball?
Basically when the hitter hits the ball right down the middle of the field at the pitcher.
