Outfielder

Outfielder (外野手 Gaiyate) is a position for a fielder in Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu franchise. In a baseball game, outfielders are players who place in the outfield. They're in charge of defending against the opponent. Outfielders are subcategorized into three positions: Center (中; センター), Left (左; レフト), and'' Right (右; ライト). ''

In the Japanese games, outfielders are interchangeable. In MLB Power Pros; however, a fielder is fixed to one of the outfielder's positions.

Role
An outfielder is tasked to defend by catching the ball that is hit to the outfield, either by catching a fly ball to cause an out or delivering a fair ball back to one of the basemen in attempt to send a runner out.

Strategy
Outfielders in general require more defensive attributes compared to other fielders. In addition to the defending stats, an outfielder is required to have the good running speed to catch line-drives and fly balls. They also need to have the good arm strength to quickly throw the ball back to one of the basemen.

Recommended abilities for outfielders include:

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