Baseball player who can hit both left- and right-handed
For other uses, see Switch hitter (disambiguation).
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José Reyes, a switch hitter, batting left-handed (at left, in 2012) and right-handed (at right, 2015).
In baseball, a switch hitter is a player who bats both right-handed and left-handed, usually right-handed against left-handed pitchers and left-handed against right-handed pitchers, although there are some exceptions.[citation needed]
In baseball, a switchhitter is a player who bats both right-handed and left-handed, usually right-handed against left-handed pitchers and left-handed...
A switchhit is a modern cricket shot. A switchhit involves the batter effectively changing from a right-hander to a left-hander (or vice versa) just...
as switch pitcher and switchhitter. Larry Corcoran, whose major-league career spanned 1880–1887; listed as a right-handed pitcher and switchhitter, but...
the only players with 4,000 or more career hits. George Davis was the first switchhitter to collect 2,000 hits, achieving that total during the 1902 season...
to rehire them. Meanwhile, Buster plays hooky from the Army. 29 7 "SwitchHitter" Paul Feig Story by : Courtney Lilly Teleplay by : Barbie Adler January 16...
gaining the ability to switch back and forth after much training. A truly ambidextrous boxer can naturally fight in the switch-hitter style without as much...
Trans Feminism, she published herself under SwitchHitter Press, which she founded along with SwitchHitter Records. Outspoken is a 2017 Lambda Literary...
becoming a switch hitter. Perkins, a natural right-handed hitter, entered his next season adjusting to the steep learning curve of hitting left-handed for...
not been hit. The catcher will also sometimes attempt to block the plate in order to prevent a run being scored. Designated hitter Pinch hitter Pinch runner...
career home run list. Among switchhitters, Jones ranks second behind Eddie Murray for career RBIs, and he is the only switchhitter in MLB history with a career...
York Yankees (1982–84), and Chicago White Sox (1984). Smalley was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. His father, Roy Jr., was also an MLB league...
minor leagues, Davis was exclusively a right-handed hitter. In a 19-year career, Davis was a .274 hitter with 350 home runs and 1,372 RBI in 2,436 MLB games...
manager of the Reds from 1984 to 1989. Rose was a switchhitter and is the all-time MLB leader in hits (4,256), games played (3,562), at-bats (14,053),...
adopted the designated hitter or some variant, except for Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. The designated hitter is a player who does not...
The pinch hitter assumes the spot in the batting order of the player whom he replaces. Pinch hitters are commonly used to replace a weak hitter (often the...
father to become a baseball player and was trained early on to become a switchhitter. Despite a career plagued with injuries, beginning with his knee injury...
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3, 1971) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder. A switchhitter, he played for eight teams over the course of a 14-year career. He was...
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