Others try clever means, such as employing the hidden ball trick, the completely legal method of tricking and eliminating runners. Then, there is the blatant violation, defined as the act of committing a clearly illegal play in plain sight with the intention of avoiding a certain outcome,

Rays' Carson Williams makes a diving catch at second, then doubles up Javier Báez when his throw ricochets off Báez's helmet.

It was inevitable that, sooner or later, either Javier Báez or Trey Sweeney was going to get reps at third base.