SAN DIEGO -- Shortstop Alexei Ramirez turned his first double play in a Padres uniform Tuesday night -- a sight Friar fans should probably start getting used to.
No one in baseball started more double plays last season than Ramirez, who initiated 55. He was also the pivot man on 46 of them, making him one of only seven middle infielders to be involved in at least 100 twin killings in 2015.
According to Fangraphs, Ramirez ranked second among shortstops and third overall in double play rating -- and he had some pretty elite company.