Venditte pitching left-handed for the Oakland Athletics in 2015
Relief pitcher
Born: (1985-06-30) June 30, 1985 (age 38) Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Switch
MLB debut
June 5, 2015, for the Oakland Athletics
Last MLB appearance
August 18, 2020, for the Miami Marlins
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
2–2
Earned run average
4.73
Strikeouts
58
Teams
Oakland Athletics (2015)
Toronto Blue Jays (2016)
Seattle Mariners (2016)
Los Angeles Dodgers (2018)
San Francisco Giants (2019)
Miami Marlins (2020)
Patrick Michael Venditte Jr. (/vɛnˈdɛti/; born June 30, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, and Miami Marlins. After attending Creighton University, Venditte was drafted by the New York Yankees in 2008. He signed with the Athletics as a free agent before the 2015 season and made his MLB debut that year.
Venditte was a switch pitcher, capable of pitching proficiently with both arms. He was recognized as the only professional pitcher who was able to do this.[1][2] Venditte's rare ability to pitch with either arm required both Major and Minor League Baseball to create a rule for ambidextrous pitchers, known colloquially as the "Pat Venditte Rule". This rule essentially requires any ambidextrous pitcher to declare which hand he will use to pitch to a batter before the at-bat starts and to throw with that hand through the entire at-bat (unless he is injured during the at-bat).
^"Mitchell, Baisley, Almonte Pace RiverDogs to 4–2 Wins". Our Sports Central. April 10, 2009. Retrieved April 14, 2009.
^"Pat Venditte Stats, Bio, Photos, Highlights | MiLB.com Stats | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Web.minorleaguebaseball.com. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
during the at-bat). Pat Jr. was born on June 30, 1985, in Omaha, Nebraska, one of four children of Pat Sr. and Janet Venditte. Pat Sr. played college baseball...
players include Hall of Fame inductee Bob Gibson as well as Dave McKay, PatVenditte, Dennis Rasmussen, Scott Stahoviak, Scott Servais, Zach Daeges, Chad...
Boone to end the inning. PatVenditte, a major-league pitcher during 2015–2020, regularly pitched with both arms. Venditte was drafted by the New York...
release is farther from the batter's center of vision. In the words of PatVenditte, one of the few ambidextrous pitchers in major-league history, "If I'm...
switch pitcher PatVenditte to AAA Oklahoma City. On May 20, optioned RHP Yimi García to AAA Oklahoma City, recalled switch pitcher PatVenditte from AAA Oklahoma...
is only one major league pitcher, PatVenditte of the Seattle Mariners, who regularly pitches with both arms. Venditte became the 21st century's first switch...
fatigue. On April 13, designated Arnold León for assignment, and recalled PatVenditte from Triple-A Buffalo. On April 15, signed Kyle Westwood to a minor league...
major league level, this glove has been used only by switch-pitcher PatVenditte. Sliding mitts were introduced in the 2010s as an evolution of earlier...
Susan (August 31, 2015). "Oakland A's prevail in 11th, first win for PatVenditte". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on December 11...
Minnesota Twins Ryan Lollis, 20th round, 613th overall by the Detroit Tigers PatVenditte, 20th round, 620th overall by the New York Yankees Alex Meyer, 20th round...
players include Hall of Fame inductee Bob Gibson as well as Dave McKay, PatVenditte, Dennis Rasmussen, Scott Stahoviak, Scott Servais, Zach Daeges, Chad...
teams including the Philadelphia Phillies and San Francisco Giants) PatVenditte, 2008 (switch pitcher for teams including the Oakland Athletics) Ben...
faced PatVenditte on June 5, Venditte saw he was batting using a righty batting helmet. Venditte then requested to switch his throwing arm (Venditte could...
not my cup of joe". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 24, 2023. Rooney, Pat (January 17, 2013). "Fairview grad Jesse Crain to pitch for Canada in WBC"...
RHP Erik Goeddel and IF/OF Tim Locastro for assignment. Switch Pitcher PatVenditte was designated for assignment on November 28. On November 28, the Dodgers...
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Sports". 17 March 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2020. "Three years ago, PatVenditte became the first full-time switch-pitcher in the modern era of MLB"....
Detroit Tigers. December 21, 2018 − The Giants agreed to terms with P PatVenditte. January 5, 2019 – The Giants acquired IF/OF Breyvic Valera in a trade...
12721⁄3 innings. Chris Sale previously held the record in 1290 innings. PatVenditte (SF) and Sam Dyson (MIN)/(SF): Tied a Major League record by combining...
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