FILE - In this July 23, 2008, file photo, Detroit Tigers' Curtis Granderson, right, slides into third for a triple as Kansas City Royals third baseman Alex Gordon reaches for the late tag in the seventh inning of a baseball game in Kansas City, Mo. Addressing whether sliding feet-first or head-first is more efficient, Granderson of the New York Yankees says he's scraped up his hand sliding into home and tries to avoid it, and the same goes for diving into first base. "Into third," he says, "I think you get leaning a little bit, especially if it's a triple. You get a little fatigued, you're leaning forward and just momentum takes you down that way."

Toronto Blue Jays' Yan Gomes signs autographs after the Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees 4-1 in a baseball game in Toronto on Thursday, May 17, 2012. Gomes started at third base Thursday, becoming the first Brazilian-born player in major league history.

TORONTO, CANADA - MAY 17: Ben Francisco #8 of the Toronto Blue Jays gets caught in a pinch at home by Russell Martin #55 of the New York Yankees during MLB action at the Rogers Centre May 17, 2012 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Abelimages/Getty Images)