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Tony Mullane, whose major-league career spanned 1881–1894; listed as both as switch pitcher and switch hitter. [1] Larry Corcoran, whose major-league career spanned 1880–1887; listed as a right-handed pitcher and switch hitter, [2] but pitched four innings alternating between his right arm and left arm on June 16, 1884, due to injury. [3]
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 ...
Jean Michael ”Jurrangelo” Cijntje [1] (born May 31, 2003), also nicknamed "Loo", [2] [3] is a Dutch-born Curaçaoan professional baseball pitcher in the Seattle Mariners organization. He is a switch pitcher, having the rare ability to pitch proficiently with both his right
With the 15th overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft, the Seattle Mariners selected switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje from Mississippi State University — their first of two selections (No. 55) from ...
If Cijntje reaches the major leagues, he’ll be the first switch-pitcher to play in the big leagues since Pat Venditte. Venditte pitched for six teams between 2015 and 2020 and posted a career ...
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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.
While the switch-pitching has continued to some degree, the reason Cijntje is now considered a likely first-round pick is the huge leap his stuff took from the right side this spring, with a ...