111 RUNNING - SKILL SPECIFIC TO            BASEBALL

Players blessed with an abundance of speed have a physical advantage. Good running ability attributes to being a good fielder and base runner. A good base runner will often bat higher in the order than a slower or less skilled runner. Players with good running instincts can advance on a ball hit in front of them. They are also used in hit and run, suicide squeeze plays. Many professional baseball organizations use running speed as the main factor in their blue prints for building their organizations' foundation.

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