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Yost scoffs at notion Morales should only hit righty
- Updated: May 16, 2016
KANSAS CITY — Royals manager Ned Yost laughs at the notion by some fans that switch-hitter Kendrys Morales should abandon hitting left-handed.
Morales this season is off to a slow start hitting from the left side — batting .201 through 139 at-bats — while his right-handed numbers in just 33 at-bats are solid — a .364 average with a .545 slugging percentage.
Yost said anyone who suggests that Morales abandon left-handed hitting should “do a little homework.”
“We’re 30-something games into the season,” Yost said. “Because the numbers are a little lopsided 30-some games into the season, you want him to give up left-handed hitting? He’s not going to do …
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