Let the record show: only four left-handers since 1950 have played second base in Major League Baseball.
There are good reasons for this.
The mechanics of baseball dictate that infielders catch the ball, plant their feet and throw in a smooth confluence of motions. Anything that adds a millisecond to this process throws off the Swiss-watch precision of the game and makes put-outs at first base more difficult.
A left-handed second baseman will often find himself in the untenable position of having to turn his back on first base to stab at a ground ball and then spin and replant his feet to make a balanced throw to first. Meanwhile, a fast base-runner will take advantage of this tangled chain of events.
The word that best describes left-handed second basemen is “awkward.” In fact, the mere sight of a lefty at the second sack will cause a knowledgeable baseball fan to frown.