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How Mookie Betts’ Position Switch Could Change Baseball History Forever

How Mookie Betts’ Position Switch Could Change Baseball History Forever

A closer parallel, in terms of prominence, might be Gil McDougald. A sterling infielder on the star-studded 1950s New York Yankees, he won AL Rookie of the Year, made an All-Star team and twice received MVP votes playing a mix of second and third base before he was asked to try shortstop to succeed Phil Rizzuto.

“I’m not exactly in love with shortstop,” McDougald said at the time in 1956. “But I will play anywhere as long as I get to play. Personally, I’d prefer to play second base. That’s where I really feel at home. But I think that I can get to like playing shortstop, if I play there long enough.”

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