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Albert Pujols


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Pujols has a bit of an odd stance at the plate, but when you crush the ball like he does, who cares?

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Chuck Knoblauch


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Knoblauch became more well known for his troubles throwing to first base by the end of his career, but the dude had an odd ball stance at the plate.

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Ken Griffey Jr.


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Griffey is one of the greatest hitters in MLB history and his near perfect swing was a big reason why. Still, his stance to get to that swing, was a bit off the beaten path.

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Edgar Renteria


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Renteria had a strange stance at the plate, but the guy was as clutch as anybody in October.

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Cal Ripken Jr.


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Ripken constantly changed his stance over his lengthy MLB career and none of them were normal looking.

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Barry Bonds


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The home run asterisk king rocked a quirky stance during his career.

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Jeff Bagwell


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Talk about crouched stances, Bagwell epitomized that with his 2,314 career hits. Believe it or not, he also had a .297 lifetime average.

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Rickey Henderson


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The greatest base stealer of all time also had one heck of a batting stance. He crouched to the max, but it helped him hit 297 career home runs as a leadoff man.

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Craig Counsell


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This was the best clip available to show Counsell's stance and it doesn't even do it justice. He had changed it by this point in his career. If you can dig up some old Marlins footage, it will show the full extension he got on his bat.

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Nomar Garciaparra


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Nomar had some of the weirdest ticks at the plate. His foot tapping and glove adjustments are second to none.

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Julio Franco


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Julio Franco played MLB until he was 49 years old and had a bizarre batting stance every step of the way.

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Ichiro Suzuki


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Ichiro is one of the greatest hitters of all time and his relaxed approach at the plate is a big reason why.

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Gary Sheffield


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If you look up bat waiving in the baseball dictionary, you'll see a picture of Gary Sheffield. He no doubt sets the standard when it comes to this unique technique at the plate.

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Kevin Youkilis


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There's never been another player with a stance even close to as unique as Youk's. He starts with his hands apart, he bends his knees in odd fashion, but somehow he puts it all together.

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Tony Batista


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Tony Batista sets the standard for quirky batting stances. This is a guy who faces the pitcher for a good portion of the wind up. It no doubt played a role in the hilarious clip below.


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