This is one of those "what-if" situations I've always wondered about in baseball but never actually saw happen...until now. This sequence actually prompted an official rule change that allows the batter and pitcher to switch sides only once per at bat after the first pitch has been thrown.
Starts at :50
For those wondering, Greg A. Harris is the only major leaguer in the modern era
to pitch with both arms.
JaffeJu
i dont follow baseball at all..and no lie, when it comes to that sport i'm probably not smarter than a 5 year old haha..so can u break it down and explain wdf this post is about for a baseball newbie?
ReplyDeleteA switch-hitter is a player who can bat both left-handed and right-handed depending on the pitcher (against a right-handed pitcher they would usually bat lefty, and against a left-handed pitcher they would bat righty). I'd guess that every team has at least one switch-hitter, while a switch pitcher, who can throw left-handed and right-handed depending on the batter, is extremely rare. Imagine if an NBA player could shoot consistently with both hands, how difficult it would be to defend/anticipate.
ReplyDeleteHope that explains it a little better.
ohhh aight I got it now lol..yea that explains it perfectly..tx
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