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 28-year-old from Venezuela sports a career OPS of .771 against left-handed pitching.
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Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
The switch-hitting Santander is coming off a career-high 44 homers, but Scherzer made just nine starts (3.95 ERA) in his Age 39 season while contending with arm fatigue, nerve issues and a hamstring strain.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
The switch-hitting shortstop also posted a.809 OPS with 71 extra-base hits.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
The switch-hitting De La Cruz, who turned 23 in January, is creating tremendous buzz with awesome power, and blazing speed.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
The switch-hitting Santander is coming off a career-high 44 homers, but Scherzer made just nine starts (3.95 ERA) in his Age 39 season while contending with arm fatigue, nerve issues and a hamstring strain.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
The switch-hitting shortstop also posted a.809 OPS with 71 extra-base hits.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
The switch-hitting De La Cruz, who turned 23 in January, is creating tremendous buzz with awesome power, and blazing speed.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Switch-hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switch-hit. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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