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FIELDING COACH
NOMAR SAYS
Some plays are only made if you sacrifice your body!
For a diving stop or leap at the wall, make sure the
correct fielder is activated, time your move, and
then press
A
. To jump straight up, don’t use the
directional controls.
DEFENSIVE POSITIONING
In some situations, you may want to use special defensive
alignments such as these:
• Infield/Outfield Shift:
Move the infielders to crowd the
left or right side of the infield.
• Infield Deep:
Move the infielders back—often used in
conjunction with Outfield Deep.
• Infield In:
Move the infielders in to try to prevent a runner
from scoring from third base on a ground ball.
• Infield Double Play Depth:
With a runner on third base,
keep the infielders back to try and turn a double play.
• Charge Bunts:
Move the third baseman and first
baseman closer to home plate (to give them a head start in
case of a bunt), and move the shortstop left and the
second baseman right (to cover more area).
• Guard Lines:
Move the third baseman and first baseman
close to the foul lines to prevent extra base hits.
• Outfield Deep:
Play deep against power hitters.
• Outfield In:
Move the outfielders closer to the infield. Used
with weaker hitters, or to guard against bloop hits.
To change the defensive positioning
1. During a game, press START.
2. From the Pause Menu, select Defensive Positioning.
3. From the Defensive Positioning screen, select a
new alignment.
4. When you’re finished, press START to return to the game.
When a ball enters the field of play, the view switches and a
yellow
target indicates the ball’s destination. For ground balls,
the ball’s shadow is the best indicator of speed and direction.
THE ACTIVE FIELDER
The player in the best position to field the ball is automatically
activated and highlighted with a
red
circle (his name also
appears). You can change the active fielder—as long as he isn’t
holding the ball—by pulling the Left or Right trigger.
THROWING TO BASES
Move the Right thumbstick to throw to a base: Right (to first
base), Up (to second), Left (to third), or Down (to home), or
click the Right thumbstick to throw to the cutoff man. Move
the Right thumbstick while pulling the Left trigger for pickoffs.
ASK NOMAR
What’s the purpose of the cutoff man?
If an outfielder makes a play deep in the outfield and
the ball needs to get thrown back in quickly, the
infielder closest to the outfielder—the cutoff man—will
come out to catch the outfielder’s throw and then
relay it. This will get the ball where it needs to be much
faster (and more accurately) than if the outfielder
tried to make the long throw himself.
