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
Examples of switch-hit in a Sentence
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The switch-hitting shortstop has dealt with a hamstring issue in recent weeks, and is using the combine to meet with individual teams as well as undertake all the medical testing.
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Joe Frisaro, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
Back in the early 1950s, the N.Y. Giants had a switch-hitting third baseman named Henry Thompson, who, like Francisco Lindor now, was in a slump batting left-handed.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2024
Meacham, himself a switch-hitting infielder during his playing days with the Yankees, has a roster full of top prospects, four of the organization’s top six, 11 of its top 30 as rated by MLB pipeline.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2024
While Bañuelos gets the chance to suit up for the Orioles on Monday, the loss of Hays leaves the Orioles with the switch-hitting Anthony Santander as their only active right-handed outfielder.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024
And again Saturday afternoon, when 15,000 fans went home with his bobblehead, the switch-hitting catcher stole the show.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024
Roberto Alomar With Baltimore from 1996 to 1998, switch-hitting second baseman Roberto Alomar was a key member of the 1996 and 1997 American League Championship Series teams, the only Orioles squads to make the postseason after 1983 and before 2012.
—Paul McCardell, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2024
The switch-hitting Polanco batted .255 with 14 homers and 48 RBIs in 80 games last season.
—Jay Cohen, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2024
Jimenez, an 18-year-old switch-hitting catcher who signed for $1.25 million, hit .277 with one home run, 24 walks and 30 strikeouts in 46 games.
—Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 15 Jan. 2024
Joe Frisaro, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
Back in the early 1950s, the N.Y. Giants had a switch-hitting third baseman named Henry Thompson, who, like Francisco Lindor now, was in a slump batting left-handed.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2024
Meacham, himself a switch-hitting infielder during his playing days with the Yankees, has a roster full of top prospects, four of the organization’s top six, 11 of its top 30 as rated by MLB pipeline.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2024
While Bañuelos gets the chance to suit up for the Orioles on Monday, the loss of Hays leaves the Orioles with the switch-hitting Anthony Santander as their only active right-handed outfielder.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024
And again Saturday afternoon, when 15,000 fans went home with his bobblehead, the switch-hitting catcher stole the show.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024
Roberto Alomar With Baltimore from 1996 to 1998, switch-hitting second baseman Roberto Alomar was a key member of the 1996 and 1997 American League Championship Series teams, the only Orioles squads to make the postseason after 1983 and before 2012.
—Paul McCardell, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2024
The switch-hitting Polanco batted .255 with 14 homers and 48 RBIs in 80 games last season.
—Jay Cohen, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2024
Jimenez, an 18-year-old switch-hitting catcher who signed for $1.25 million, hit .277 with one home run, 24 walks and 30 strikeouts in 46 games.
—Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 15 Jan. 2024
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“Switch-hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switch-hit. Accessed 29 Jun. 2024.
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