Alfredo Duno begins to steal second base before realizing the throw is on the way and stops as second baseman Sam Antonacci attempts to throw the other base runner, Ethan Anderson, out at the plate. Antonacci instead hits Anderson in the helmet with the ball, ricocheting it behind the catcher allowing Duno to advance to third during a wild series of plays in the Arizona Fall League. #minorleaguebaseball #milb #reds #orioles #baseballhighlights #whitesox | Milb Insider

The second baseman is never the cut/relay to third base and here’s why! This is a perfect example of why the SS is always the cut to third base on a routine base hit or fly ball to the outfield and the plays at third base. With a base hit we’re thinking two bases ahead of the lead runner. The SS drops into the grass as it allows him to see the base runners and decide whether to cut it or let it go. Here we see that the runner on first got a great jump and he knew he had no play at third so he cu