switch-hit
verb
switch-hit; switch-hitting
: to bat right-handed against a left-handed pitcher and left-handed against a right-handed pitcher in baseball
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The switch-hitting utility man has six sacrifice bunts in his six-year career and has usually hit toward the bottom of the order for the St. Louis Cardinals and Dodgers.
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Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
The progression of the switch-hitting shortstop, who was signed by the Dbacks as a 16-year old in 2016, has been just short of meteoric, but not without obstacles and challenges.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
In the batter’s box, though, the switch-hitting catcher has been stuck in a funk since the All-Star break.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
The switch-hitting right fielder is set to hit free agency this offseason, casting doubt over his future with the ballclub that selected him in the 2016 Rule 5 draft.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
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Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
The progression of the switch-hitting shortstop, who was signed by the Dbacks as a 16-year old in 2016, has been just short of meteoric, but not without obstacles and challenges.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
In the batter’s box, though, the switch-hitting catcher has been stuck in a funk since the All-Star break.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
The switch-hitting right fielder is set to hit free agency this offseason, casting doubt over his future with the ballclub that selected him in the 2016 Rule 5 draft.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Switch-hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switch-hit. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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