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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Moore is a switch-hitting middle infielder who caught the attention of scouts who showed up to watch other players.
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Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025
And then the switch-hitting catcher, who has a league-leading 38 home runs after an incredible first half, sent one out our way.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 15 July 2025
The switch-hitting Raleigh is on pace for 64 home runs, which would break Aaron Judge’s single-season American League record of 62 and shatter Salvador Perez’s record for a catcher of 48.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
His older brother, Dylan, a switch-hitting catcher from the same high school, signed an over-slot deal with the A’s after going in the seventh round last year.
—Devon Henderson, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025
And then the switch-hitting catcher, who has a league-leading 38 home runs after an incredible first half, sent one out our way.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 15 July 2025
The switch-hitting Raleigh is on pace for 64 home runs, which would break Aaron Judge’s single-season American League record of 62 and shatter Salvador Perez’s record for a catcher of 48.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
His older brother, Dylan, a switch-hitting catcher from the same high school, signed an over-slot deal with the A’s after going in the seventh round last year.
—Devon Henderson, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
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“Switch-hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switch-hit. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.
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