What is the “Shift ban” in Major League Baseball and why are people upset about it?

Question

I don’t watch baseball but for some reason I’ve seen people complaining about it on social media.

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Answer 1

Typically players are fairly symmetrically placed out in the field. Coaches sometimes ‘shift’ the position of players in the field towards the areas where a batter historically hits which supposedly gives them a higher chance of catching the ball and making an out.

The word ‘fans’ is short for fanatics, which answers your second question.