Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe has never enjoyed success trying to use the whole field. That is, until this year.
His career stat line hitting the ball to the opposite field is .204/.200/.313 compared to .387/.384/.735 pulling it, ESPN reports. But he has five singles, five doubles and a triple to center field this season, along with three doubles to right.
The result of his success using the entire field is that Plouffe ranked first among American League third basemen heading into Tuesday action in on-base percentage and batting average and fourth in slugging percentage.