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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That brought Santander up as the tying run, and the switch-hitting slugger struck for a three-run home run to tie the game.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 1 May 2025
The switch-hitting outfielder, given three years for $42 million, vacated Atlanta’s left-field job in favor of Alex Verdugo, a late-signing free agent (one year, $1.5 million) who’s superior defensively.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Schmidt threw a sweeper just below the zone, but the switch-hitting Ramírez pulled the pitch to right-field anyway.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
The switch-hitting Simon, who was promoted from Triple A Jacksonville to fill Conine’s roster spot, was off to a torrid start in Triple A, hitting .354, with a .441 on-base average, with one homer and nine RBI in 15 games.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 1 May 2025
The switch-hitting outfielder, given three years for $42 million, vacated Atlanta’s left-field job in favor of Alex Verdugo, a late-signing free agent (one year, $1.5 million) who’s superior defensively.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Schmidt threw a sweeper just below the zone, but the switch-hitting Ramírez pulled the pitch to right-field anyway.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
The switch-hitting Simon, who was promoted from Triple A Jacksonville to fill Conine’s roster spot, was off to a torrid start in Triple A, hitting .354, with a .441 on-base average, with one homer and nine RBI in 15 games.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Switch-hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switch-hit. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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