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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After the Arizona lineup turned over and Sheehan retired Ketel Marte and Carroll to get out of the inning, Roberts stuck with the right-hander against switch-hitting Geraldo Perdomo and right-handed Nolan Arenado in the seventh.
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Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
But the switch-hitting catcher has taken his game to another level over the past month since taking over full-time behind the plate for Miami.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 May 2026
Without Merrill in the lineup, the switch-hitting Bryce Johnson got the start in center field, his fourth at that position and his eighth so far this season.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
Elly should stop switch-hitting.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 14 May 2026
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Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
But the switch-hitting catcher has taken his game to another level over the past month since taking over full-time behind the plate for Miami.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 May 2026
Without Merrill in the lineup, the switch-hitting Bryce Johnson got the start in center field, his fourth at that position and his eighth so far this season.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
Elly should stop switch-hitting.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 14 May 2026
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“Switch-hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switch-hit. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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