White Sox rookie Jacob Gonzalez transitions from shortstop to first base during playoff push
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Jeff Agrest
Summary
The Chicago White Sox are making a playoff push with inexperienced players, including Jacob Gonzalez, a natural shortstop who was called up to play first base after Munetaka Murakami's hamstring injury. Despite having only five career starts at first base, Gonzalez is adapting quickly to the position. Third-base coach Justin Jirschele notes that transitioning from the middle infield to first base is more challenging than it appears. The article highlights the team's unconventional approach of relying on players learning new positions mid-season during a competitive stretch.
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· 2 pulledThat's where it gets lost with guys that play in the middle or even just on the left side of the infield. Go over to first base, and it'll be easy. But it's not.
The Sox called up Gonzalez with the intention of playing him at first base after Munetaka Murakami suffered a strained right hamstring May 29, even though Gonzalez, primarily a shortstop, had started only five games there in his coll
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