11.   Light-hitting Juan Castro is the backup middle infielder.

12.   Oates said being able to play second base will be an important attribute for the backup middle infielder.

13.   On the bench, Juan Bell has been a shaky backup middle infielder.

14.   Orioles manager Davey Johnson put backup infielder Manny Alexander on the mound.

15.   The backup infielder.

16.   The New York Mets are winning with different heroes every day, from the third-string catcher Steve Bieser to the backup infielder Matt Franco.

17.   These are the backup Yankees infielders.

18.   You need another pitcher or a catcher more than you need a backup infielder.

19.   At issue was backup infielder Luis Sojo, whose father died Thursday.

20.   Backup infielders include Travis Fryman of the Tigers, Chuck Knoblauch of the Twins, Mark McGwire of the Athletics and Mo Vaughn of the Red Sox.