How do middle infielders turn a double play?
A double play needs a quick, accurate feed and clean footwork at second base. The videos show the feed, the shortstop’s and the second baseman’s footwork, and drills.
What it looks like: Slow feeds, or the ball fumbled on the turn at second base.
5 videos
Turning Two with Bill Ripken Double Play Drills - Middle Infield Series by IMG Academy Baseball Program (4 of 4) Second Baseman Double Play Footwork the Ripken Way Shortstop Double Play Footwork the Ripken Way Ripken Baseball Fielding Tip - Start of the 6-4-3 Double Play
Where these videos come from
- MLB Network: Major League Baseball’s TV network; in its Diamond Demos, former players show how it is done.
- IMG Academy: IMG Academy’s baseball program, at the sports boarding school in Florida.
- Ripken Baseball: Cal Ripken Jr. and Bill Ripken’s youth baseball company; both brothers played in the major leagues.
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