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Patrick Michael Venditte
photo: @PatVenditte

Pronunciation: ven-det-ee

 Position: BHP - Switch Pitcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Both

Born: June 30, 1985 in Omaha, Nebraska
High School: Central HS (Omaha, NE)
College: Creighton University

 Drafted by the New York Yankees 2007, 2008

2015 Oakland Athletics
called up to the big leagues on 5 June 2015

 Switch pitched in debut against the Boston Red Sox on Friday, 5 June 2015.

 0.00 ERA, 5.2 IP, 4K, 2BB, 1hit, .063 AVG, 0.53 WHIP (10 June 2015)
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MLB stats

 4.40 ERA, 28.2 IP, 23K, 12BB, 22hits, 1.186 WHIP (26 games in 2015)
2-2 Record

 Recent stats >>

 A's Team stats
4.16 ERA, 1.30 WHIP (159 games in 2015)
On the DL since June 10th with an injury to his right shoulder. Venditte started throwing again with both arms at the end of June, and began throwing bullpens in mid July 2015. He's pitched an inning with each arm in Stockton.

 Venditte Rehab update >>

2015 Nashville Sounds, Nashville, TN
Class AAA, Affiliation: Oakland Athletics
1.36 ERA, 33 IP, 33K, 13BB (June 2015)

Pat Venditte (PatVenditte) on Twitter

https://twitter.com/PatVenditte

2014 Stats - Trenton Thunder AA
0.82 ERA, 22 IP, 30K, 5BB

2014 Stats - Scranton/WB RailRiders AAA
3.36 ERA, 56.1 IP, 53K, 17BB


V for Venditte: Switch-pitcher gets 1st victory, AB

'Probably the best moment of his career,' A's manager Melvin says

August 2015
PHOENIX -- Switch-pitcher Pat Venditte picked up his first Major League victory Sunday afternoon in Arizona, returning from a scoreless, two-inning outing to a beer shower that was "cold, but well worth it," he said, smiling, after the A's 7-4, 11-inning win. Read more

Pat Venditte pitcher for Italia
(Photo by MG-Oldmanagency / FIBS)


 How fast does Pat Venditte throw?

 Venditte typically throws with the hand needed to gain the platoon advantage. As a natural right-hander, he throws harder righty. His velocity is in the mid to high 80s with both arms, touching 90 mph right-handed.


Pat Venditte, Jr. - A professional Switch PItcher formerly with the New York Yankees organization - has signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics (Nov 19, 2014)

Pat Venditte throwing a bullpen with the Athletics in spring training 2015

Video
Venditte throws sidearm both left- and right-handed with very good control.


NOVEMBER 22, 2014


Switch-pitcher Venditte inks Minor League deal

Former Yankees farmhand posted 2.46 ERA over seven seasons

By Andrew Simon / MLB.com

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The A's reportedly have signed a right-handed pitcher and a left-handed pitcher, all in one move.

The ambidextrous Pat Venditte will take his switch-pitching talents to Oakland on a Minor League deal that includes an invitation to big league Spring Training, according to a recent tweet from his agent, Marc Kligman. The club has not confirmed the signing.






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