[header] How to play shortstop in baseball [title] Keep your mitt low to field ground balls. [step] Hold the tip of your mitt against the ground. Follow the ball as you attack it.
[header] How to play shortstop in baseball [title] Keep your mitt low to field ground balls. [step] Hold the tip of your mitt against the ground. Follow the ball as you attack it.
[title] React when using shortstop if the ball bounces in your hands. [step] If the ball bounces at your mitt, your hands are closed to your body to defend against contact or check on the ball. [title] Bring your mitt high to screen shots (right-handers' or left-handers' shots don't count). [step] Always keep your dominant and forward arms out from your body. Keep your mitt low to field ground balls, even just up to them. Do not bring your glove lower than you're comfortable hitting. If the ball takes a hard bounce, you can move your glove up to stop it. Keep your glove at an incline and use the heal of your wrist to stop the ball.