Shagging (baseball) since it drains their energy and actually increases the risk of stiffness in the lower back and leg as a result of prolonged standing. In response to these claims, several teams have exempted pitchers from having to shag fly balls. In the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) league, teams pay groups specifically assembled to shag fly balls in place of pitchers, and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim recruit local firefighters in Arizona to do the job when the team plays in the Cactus League during spring training. Although shagging baseballs is not considered to be dangerous, several freak injuries have
Clark Griffith Collegiate Baseball League University. That continued until 1987 when teams began playing on their own home fields. The league instituted a rule requiring the use of only wooden bats in competition in 1993. More than 50 CGL alumni went on to play major league baseball and over 250 went on to play minor league baseball. See CGL major league alumni. Sites of teams that participated in the league in 2009: Clark Griffith Collegiate Baseball League The Clark C. Griffith Collegiate Baseball League (CGL) was a collegiate summer baseball league, with teams located in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. All league players had to