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Originally Posted by sfeldkamp
They don't exist in baseball. Players on the left side of the diamond have to throw to the right side of the diamond for plays at first base. It takes too long for a left handed throwing player to change their body position to be able to make the throw. Most left handed throwing players play first base or the outfield (or become pitchers at an early age).
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At high school and college levels you will find left handed middle IF due to shortage of players or they are such good fielders you cannot place them anywhere else.
They are just as good of fielders as right handed players and their throwing ability does not suffer.
It just an old baseball myth that has no basis in reality but has been clung to for whatever reason and now will not be let go of.