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Middle infielders, who must dig the ball out of their gloves quickly on double plays, typically use smaller mitts with shallow pockets while third basemen use larger, meatier gloves to deal with hot shots at the hot corner.

Muncy may never win a Gold Glove Award at the hot corner, but he’s been a reliable defender this season and has shown a strong and accurate arm and improved range, which he flashed by making nice plays to his left and right against the Braves last weekend.

Around 2012, Steven — by then married with children — noticed the Hot Corner, a card shop near his Brooklyn home.

James had just won his first NBA championship, and a Hot Corner employee told Steven that it would be good to invest in the superstar’s cards, singling out the 2003 Exquisite offering.

But the big question inside the biggest question surrounding the Mariners’ overhauled lineup is how the platoon partners will handle defense at the hot corner.