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 Johnson also had a start in center field this week, against left-hander Robbie Ray on Monday.
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
But the switch-hitting second baseman who had played only 15 big league games at first base quickly took over from Casas and went on to win the hearts of the Fenway Faithful with a series of important hits, often in key situations.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Brewers manager Pat Murphy brought in the left-handed Hall to flip switch-hitting Elly De La Cruz to the right side, his weaker side.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
The switch-hitting Freeland hit .176 in his first 12 games since being promoted from Triple-A while playing third and second.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
But the switch-hitting second baseman who had played only 15 big league games at first base quickly took over from Casas and went on to win the hearts of the Fenway Faithful with a series of important hits, often in key situations.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Brewers manager Pat Murphy brought in the left-handed Hall to flip switch-hitting Elly De La Cruz to the right side, his weaker side.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
The switch-hitting Freeland hit .176 in his first 12 games since being promoted from Triple-A while playing third and second.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Switch-hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switch-hit. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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