Defensive shifts discriminate against left-handed hitters, agent Scott Boras believes.

Fans scoff when a hitter says it’s not easy to beat a shift by hitting the ball the other way or by dropping a bunt.

Teams employing shifts want hitters to try to beat their alignments by going away from their strengths.

Boras represents, among others, Texas Rangers lefty slugger Joey Gallo. Not only do teams shift against him, they radically shift against him.

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