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Three: Moustakas gets hit to right field. Forgot how to hit to opposite field.

Mike Moustakas with the first #Royals hit of Spring Training 2016. A double ripped down the 1B line. #OppoKnock will have to wait.
— Josh Vernier (@JoshVernier610) March 2, 2016

This tweet doesn’t imply that Mike Moustakas has forgotten how to hit to the opposite field. In fact, he’s vowed to keep hitting the other way.

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Moustakas will look to build off of a breakout campaign in 2015. He’s got the power to be great, and he added a new element to his game last season. He enjoyed his success and isn’t likely to fall into old bad habits.

Moustakas had around two-thirds of his base hits last season going either up the middle or to the opposite field. Not only is he likely to become a dead pull hitter again, he could actually improve upon last season’s success.

Last year, Moustakas came into the season having worked on his new approach for only a few months. Now he’s had two full off-seasons of work to go along with a full season of putting his new game plan into practice.

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