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Article: Baseball briefs
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
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- May 19, 2008
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POSITION CHANGE: Hank Blalock will move to first base for the
Texas Rangers when he returns from the disabled list.
Blalock, a third baseman who has been out since April 26 with a
torn left hamstring, volunteered to make the switch Friday, and the
move was announced before Sunday's game against Houston.
"It's his decision," Texas manager Ron Washington said. "He said
he had looked at the team and thought he could help the squad more
at first. This is Hank just being a very intelligent baseball man,"
Blalock has played 686 career games at third base and none at
first. Washington was giving Blalock some pointers during infield
practice Sunday.
The Rangers are sending Blalock to extended spring ...