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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Jon Heyman of the New York Post, who projects Santander to sign a $100 million deal, recently linked the switch-hitting outfielder to two American League East powerhouses: the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Naylor joins a lineup with pop Naylor adds another power component to a lineup that includes Suarez, switch-hitting second baseman Ketel Marte, left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and right fielder Corbin Carroll.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
The switch-hitting outfielder would benefit tremendously from the hitter-friendly confines of Yankee Stadium.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Teel, a left-handed hitter who played and the University of Virginia, and the switch-hitting Quero, a Cuban native acquired from the Angels in the Lucas Giolito trade, are 22 and 21, respectively.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Naylor joins a lineup with pop Naylor adds another power component to a lineup that includes Suarez, switch-hitting second baseman Ketel Marte, left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and right fielder Corbin Carroll.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
The switch-hitting outfielder would benefit tremendously from the hitter-friendly confines of Yankee Stadium.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Teel, a left-handed hitter who played and the University of Virginia, and the switch-hitting Quero, a Cuban native acquired from the Angels in the Lucas Giolito trade, are 22 and 21, respectively.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Switch-hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switch-hit. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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