Slide Safely Or Prioritize Safety? Runners Must Think Fast

NEW YORK (AP) — If Mike Trout has ever been concerned about his safety when stealing a base, it hasn’t held him back.
For the AL MVP and many of baseball’s best baserunners, it might not matter anyway. In those split seconds after ball beats runner to the bag, decisions aren’t made with much calculation. If they see a way to the base, they’ll contort their body any which way to try to get there.
“When you look down there, you see the throw is going to beat you