These dramatic shifts teams do

You can’t pull the ball to an opposite side

You don’t “pull” the ball the other way

You answered your own question. Teams do it because it’s hard enough to hit the ball, it’s a lot harder to pick where you hit it. Are you under the assumption that’s an easy thing to do at this level?

Yeah I used the wrong word lol

Seeing a shift on for Beloso with third base empty makes you wonder why not bunt down third base line to get on base. Same as a base hit, amirite?

Teams also pitch to the shift. It’s not like they are playing a player to pull then throwing 90 mph fastballs to the outside part of the plate.

Exactly lmao