play the field
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Twins: Baldelli said Lewis wasn’t quite ready to play the field, as the DH continues to recover from a hamstring injury.
From Washington Times • Oct. 8, 2023
“I want to play the field every single day,” said Dickerson, who debuted at Nationals Park in 2013 while with the Colorado Rockies and has a 1.061 OPS in 120 career plate appearances against Washington.
From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2023
But Ward, injured when he slammed face-first into the wall to catch a fly ball Friday night, still feels some discomfort throwing, so he is “not able to play the field right now,” Frostad said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2022
He never played in more than 104 games of Japan’s 143-game season, chiefly because he typically did not play the field on the day before or after a start.
From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2021
Mark McGwire, unable to play the field due to patella tendinitis in his right knee, hit first, grounded to shortstop and came out of St. Louis’ game at Pittsburgh on Sept. 12, 2000.
From Seattle Times • May 22, 2021
