Embracing Change

September 8

In life, we change positions all the time. We change jobs. We change hair styles. We change addresses. Sometimes we fear the change. Sometimes we welcome it. Usually, we do a little of both.

The same holds true for changing positions in baseball. As I switch from primarily playing second base to playing some first base, I fear and welcome the change. I fear it because all I have known my whole life is middle infield. I look like a middle infielder; athletic and slender, as opposed to the big, slow stereotype of a first baseman. But I also welcome the change, for it could yield consistent playing time.

Maybe the coaches and I were on the same page. But for all I know, adding first base to my repertoire of positions was my teammates’ and my decision. I intend to work extra before practice this Friday and the days to come until I feel fully comfortable at the position. Sometimes, in life and in baseball, we must embrace change in order to grow as people and as ballplayers.