The Outfield in Baseball

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From Quick Guide: Baseball Plays for Beginners

Summary: Learn about the outfield positions in baseball including a right, center, and left fielder with expert baseball tips from a former baseball player in this free sports instruction video clip.

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By Richard Davis
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Richard Davis has played baseball at various levels for more than fifteen years. He has played at the Amateur Athletics Union and the National Collegiate Athletic Association levels....read more

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"BEN GRAHAM: Let's take a trip into the outfield. I'm starting today in right field here. The camera is positioned just about at second base just to give you orientation. Again, remember, we're telling everything from the batter's perspective so this is right field. This will be manned by one outfielder called the right fielder. Now, we're moving past right center field on our way to center. It's right up the middle, right behind second base which is right in front of the home plate area. As we pass center field, we're going to move--again, we're moving--from your perspective, from the batter's perspective, we're moving towards the left side of the field moving into left field. I'm in about left center right now on my way to left field. Normally, in baseball the outfield is divided up into three sections: left, center, and right, manned by three separate outfielders--a left fielder, a center fielder, and a right fielder. At certain lower levels, Minor League and Little League sometimes, you are going to see four outfielders. You'll see a left center, and a right center fielder, and then a left and right fielder; or sometimes you'll just see a short fielder who plays a little bit closer to the infield. As you look out, you can just barely see the outline of a warning track. That's a little five foot segment. It's usually made up of sand and gravel that will give the fielder the idea that he's coming up on the fence as he pursues the ball. A lot of times, you're looking up into the air, trying to gauge where the ball is going to be; you're not looking where you're going. So when you feel your feet hit that warning track, it lets you know that you're coming up on the fence and you're either going to make contact as you pursue the ball or you need slow up and play the ball off of the fence. We'll get into a little bit more of that later on, but right now that's a basic look at the outfield."

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