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Upon arrival from Japan, Shohei Ohtani reignited the discussion of two-way players in baseball. You used to think about Babe Ruth pitching when you thought of "players who hit and pitch," but Ohtani is shifting that conversation towards him a century later. Unfortunately, the Ohtani injury means that he will be relegated strictly to DH duty in 2019, but that doesn't mean the two-way dream dies. Hopefully the Shohei Ohtani Angels will be able to scrounge up enough pitching in his absence from the rotation.

In this episode of Baseball Bits, we will be exploring the two way player history of baseball. You'll see recognizable names, like Albert Spalding, but also learn about Bob Caruthers. In addition to that, we'll explore three exciting new two way player archetypes in the forms of Matt Davidson, Brendan McKay, and Michael Lorenzen. Two of them played in the majors last year, and the sights of Matt Davidson pitching and Michael Lorenzen hitting signified the future potential of two-way players, particularly with the MLB roster limit of 25. After all, you gotta love pitchers who rake.

Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig Batting Practice:    • Video  

Thomas Edison Baseball Film:    • Early baseball film by Thomas Edison ...  

Jonah Keri on Two-Way Trends: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/tw...