New MLB rules for 2023 will limit the infield shift that has become ubiquitous around baseball. But teams are likely to find different ways to stifle batters. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) ...

Had the shift ban been in place in 2021, those 31 percent of PA with a shift would have been played in front of a more standard 2-2 defense, and among that subset of PA, we would have seen a strikeout ...

The difference between the shift vs. the non-shift for Buxton was dramatic. Buxton’s wOBA when the shift was on was .312; in the 21.2% of the time it was not on, it was .517.

Though the shift's roots go all the way back to 1877, it's so common now that to ban it would be akin to stifling innovation. Even still, we're with Team Gallo on this one.

The shift differential is the amount a staff member gets paid for working a shift that is outside of the normal 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. workday. It considers shifts Monday through Sunday, so weekends are ...

Mingione said the shift will also be to the players’ benefit after the NCAA trims roster sizes to 34 players starting in 2025. Longer, higher-scoring games could put increased strain on athletes ...

But with the shift on, batters are even more likely to hit the ball in the air. The average launch angle against the shift last season was 14.7 degrees, a notable jump up from 13.1 in 2015.

The shift has become only more popular over the last few years as teams have gotten better at pinpointing when to use it. (See: As often as possible against left-handed power hitters, and in other ...