The best sluggers in baseball history have found their way to right field. Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth were both right fielders.MLB The Show 23recognizes that this is still the case today as the league’s premier slugger, Aaron Judge, also plays in right field.
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It’s not all about putting balls over the fence, though. Right fielders also need a canon for an arm to prevent runners from getting to third and home easily. The best right fielders inMLB The Show 23this year bring all this and more to their performances in every game.
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Players that can hit for contact and power are priceless. Meneses is the highest-rated player on a Nationals team that is grateful to have him. They’ll need toget some better starting pitchingaround him to improve the lineup’s odds.
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The Rangers are lucky that theirelite shortstopcan hit for contact as well as their right fielder. Garcia is also one of the most accurate throwers in the game, capable of throwing out players at the plate without a bounce.
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Renfroe is the prototypical right fielder with a combination of big pop at the plate and a fireballer’s arm. If he has another solid year, the Angels are going a long way.
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The Mariners may have atop-tier player in center field, but the key to their surprising success has been the emergence of all their outfielders, including the big bat of Hernandez in right field.
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The Blue Jays made sure to shore up the right side, locking down one ofthe best first basemen in baseballand backing him up with Springer in right, an established winner and gifted in all parts of the game.
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The Astros won the World Series last year and each of their outfielders enters the season in the top ten at their position. On top of having one ofthe current best left fielders, Tucker in right is a complete athlete in every area.
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The Braves top the list ofthe best teams in the league this yearand Acuna is no small part of that. He’s got lethal speed and an arm strong enough to cut down unsuspecting baserunners who don’t honor this part of his game.
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The Phillies won the National League pennant last year thanks to having one ofthe best catchers in baseballand an all-time great in Harper. His strength has always been being disciplined, forcing pitchers to throw strikes, and then powering those strikes out of the yard.
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Betts tears it up at the plate with RBIs and slugging. This makes it simple forthe elite relieverson the Dodgers to slam the door shut and rack up wins in Los Angeles.
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The Yankees have some ofthe best starting pitchers aroundbut New York has always been a franchise about power. Judge broke the American League record for home runs in a season last year.
MLB The Show 23is available now for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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