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Originally Posted by jmknpk2
It seems as if it should matter, depending on the fielding ratings of the players on the right and/or left side of the field. Not sure if the game takes that into account when determining outcome of a ball in play, but seems it should.
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I'm pretty sure that the game recognizes the hitter's "type" and that this affects gameplay accordingly. A right-handed pull hitter will rarely go the other way, etc.
The main question here is not whether this part of the game functions as it should, but rather whether players' different hitting types would change a manager's strategy. It certainly could, if a manager was trying to take advantage of a weakness in an opponent's defense, or was trying to maximize park effects to his team's benefit.