The 1 & Only MLB Switch Pitcher ⚾️ | #shorts

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[danielhamilton]

Baseball changed rules at the start of his career to hinder the game for switch-pitchers...we will never know how effective he could of been

[superspeed]

MLB outright forced him out by creating rules to protect hitters. The new rule forced Pat to declare his pitching arm before the batter stepped in the box. A ridiculous notion. Logic would dictate that hitter steps to the plate before a pitchers throws but MLB stepped in to fuck up logic.

[Alexskateboards]

Sad to see him out of the league so fast. Was a switch hitter myself when I played and taught myself to throw lefty around 8; was never quite accurate enough to pitch lefty in game but I was hyped when Venditte made his debut. Hopefully we see Cijante making his way I to the pros soon here!

[Isaac-vnjc]

Frank did you see the prospect that can throw 90 with both arms I forget his name but he is crazy

[glenmallory]

In the '70's, Campi Campineras played shortstop for the Oakland A's. He played all nine positions in one game.

He was a switch pitcher earlier in life. He had the same issue. He had a glove for each hand with him on the mound. He would swap depending on which way the hitter was batting. This could get into a round-robin tussle before he pitched a single ball to a batter.

So the situation of how to deal with this situation (switch pitcher) was first known and dealt with in the late '60's or early' 70's.

[Thedominator-trsu]

Put his glove in the hall of fame. His glove is the most unique glove in all of baseball history

[laurabenitez]

Hopefully Loo Cijtje's career will sky rochet dude is a beast. Can't wait to see him in the MLB 🇨🇼🇨🇼🇨🇼

[jaywill]

His little league coaches must have loved him. He could pitch double the time without getting hurt

[mmancuso]

So I actually got trained by Pat Vendetti…he’s from Omaha and actually is a GREAT guy! He taught me for over two years!

[MasonEades]

Greg Harris was the first pitcher who pitched with both hands in 9/28/1995 when he pitched for the Expos

[seankmonahan]

Greg Harris switch-pitched at the MLB level, even though he was mostly a righty.

[davidarthur]

Greg Harris was the first switch pitcher to pitch in a MLB game in 1995

[gradypusateri]

In his first ever big league game, he went up against a switch hitter. The two shires hands and stances, and theoretically could’ve done so for eternity, but the umps stepped in and created a rule stating he had to choose his throwing arm before the batter stepped into the box, which severely hurt him against future switch hitters.

[FSons]

Saw a Brooklyn Cyclone pitcher who threw switch, it was really entertaining as a kid to see a switch hitter and pitcher go back and forth 4 times in 1 at bat.

[wrathofrock]

Two actually. Tony Mullane in the 1880’s. 284 career wins. Also you had Greg A. Harris who did it for a game in the 90’s

[idk_what_to_make_myname]

There’s a 12 year old that can do this and he had a different glove with 2 thumbs and it was pretty sick

[Stewieboy]

Pat was on my blue jays team a few years ago, it was amazing to see him pitch. His pitching glove was unique

[mattenderle]

Played against him in the CICL back in summer of 2005. He played for the Quincy Gems. He went to Creighton. Was a nice guy. Got a chance to see his glove up close and personal too.

[tysonnochill]

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[ProvoDrive]

Such an iconic pitcher. They created the rule: once you start pitching to a batter. You must stay throwing with the same arm for that batter. He originally would switch it up so the batters never knew which arm it was coming from