switch-hit

verb

switch-hit; switch-hitting

intransitive verb

: 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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Entering a pivotal at-bat in Tuesday night’s sixth inning, the switch-hitting Domínguez was just 1-for-20 against left-handed pitchers, compared to 12-for-30 against righties. Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025 The switch-hitting Amador will turn 22 on April 11, 2025. Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025 Grisham went 2-for-6 in his first eight plate appearances this season, but the switch-hitting Domínguez offers more offensive upside than the veteran, who is a .214/.315/.381 career hitter. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025 The switch-hitting Profar, 32, has been suspended by MLB after testing positive for Chorionic Gonadotrophin (hCG), which is a performance enhancing substance. Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for switch-hit

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from switch-hitter

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of switch-hit was in 1938

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“Switch-hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switch-hit. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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