Should the second baseman cover second on a soft groundball to the third baseman with no runners on base? The answer is no, but not for the reason you might think. The second baseman actually backs up the throw to first base in this situation as the primary back up. It’s ok for third base to be left open because there’s no runners on base and the pitcher can cover or the third baseman has plenty of time to get back to his bag. While the catcher and RF break to back up, it’s quite a distance to g

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