Second Base
Your job on every play — go to the Ball, cover a Bag, or Backup a base.
Ball Bag Backup
No Runners
Straddle second base and apply the tag on the relay throw.
Go out to short center as the relay man; line up with second base.
Cover second base in case of a wild throw.
Sprint into short right field as the relay man; line up with third base.
Straddle second base and apply the tag.
Runners On
Cover first base in case the batter-runner tries to take second.
Cover second base behind the lead runner.
Cover first base behind the first baseman.
Cover second base behind the runners.
Cover second base.
Bunts
Cover first base — the first baseman has charged off the bag.
Cover first base — the first baseman has charged.
Cover first base.
Cover first base — the first baseman charged.
Cover first base — the first baseman has crashed.
Double Plays
Cover second base, take the feed, touch the bag, and pivot to first.
Field it and give a firm, chest-high feed to the shortstop.
Cover second base, take the feed, and pivot to first.
Back up the throw at second base.
Back up the throw at second base.
Pop-ups & Priority
Echo the call; if the shortstop calls it, peel off and back him up.
Cover first base while the first baseman drifts into foul ground.
Drift back on it but yield to the right fielder and back him up.
Cover first base behind the play.
Rundowns
Take the runner and drive him hard back toward first, then make one short throw.
Cover second base.
Pickoffs
Cover second base in case the runner breaks on the throw.
Back up second base behind the shortstop on the throw.
On the count, break hard to second base, take the throw, and apply the tag.
Cover second base in case the runner breaks.
Cover second base.
Steals & Coverage
With a right-handed batter, YOU cover second — straddle the bag and apply the tag.
Stay to your side to field the likely pull, then back up the throw.
Cover second base behind the runner.
Cover second base and apply the tag.
React instantly and cover second base for the tag.
First & Third
Cover second and apply the tag; be ready to fire home if the third-base runner breaks.
Cover second; if the throw is cut, trust the read.
Cover second, take the throw, and apply the tag.
Take the throw or run the trapped runner, glancing at the runner on third.
Cover second base in case the runner from first breaks.
Cutoffs & Relays
Sprint into short right field as the relay man; line up with the plate and catch the throw.
Rotate all the way over to cover first base.
Trail behind the shortstop as the second relay man — a safety valve and redirect.