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 Cleveland Guardians have traded for switch-hitting catcher, Patrick Bailey from the San Francisco Giants.
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Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
One of the more controversial decisions made by the Mets in an offseason full of them was to let Pete Alonso walk to the Baltimore Orioles, and replace him with a project at first base, switch-hitting infielder Jorge Polanco.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
The two were able to shut down Diamondbacks switch-hitting first baseman Ildemaro Vargas, who entered the game with a 27-game hitting streak dating to September.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
Right-handed hitting outfielder Taylor Ward and switch-hitting catcher Adley Rutschmann followed Henderson in Baltimore’s batting order.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 1 May 2026
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Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
One of the more controversial decisions made by the Mets in an offseason full of them was to let Pete Alonso walk to the Baltimore Orioles, and replace him with a project at first base, switch-hitting infielder Jorge Polanco.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
The two were able to shut down Diamondbacks switch-hitting first baseman Ildemaro Vargas, who entered the game with a 27-game hitting streak dating to September.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
Right-handed hitting outfielder Taylor Ward and switch-hitting catcher Adley Rutschmann followed Henderson in Baltimore’s batting order.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 1 May 2026
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“Switch-hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switch-hit. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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