switch-hitter
noun
switch-hit·ter
ˈswich-ˈhi-tər 
1
: a baseball player who switch-hits
2
slang
: bisexual
3
: one that is flexible or adaptable
especially
: a person who can work equally well in either of two jobs or capacities
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The 18-year-old switch-hitter signed with the Brewers in January 2024 for $1.7 million.
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
Castro, a switch-hitter, was traded to the Tigers by the Cleveland Guardians as a minor leaguer in July 2018.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
The switch-hitter was batting .253 with 12 home runs, 71 RBIs and a .799 OPS at OKC this year.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 30 July 2025
Replacing Correa early on, the switch-hitter drove in or scored all five of the Twins’ runs.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 30 July 2025
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
Castro, a switch-hitter, was traded to the Tigers by the Cleveland Guardians as a minor leaguer in July 2018.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
The switch-hitter was batting .253 with 12 home runs, 71 RBIs and a .799 OPS at OKC this year.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 30 July 2025
Replacing Correa early on, the switch-hitter drove in or scored all five of the Twins’ runs.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 30 July 2025
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“Switch-hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switch-hitter. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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