Switch Pitching 101

Tony Mullane,  Hall of Fame Nominee Anthony John "Tony" Mullane Nickames:  "Count" and "The Apollo of the Box" Born:  January, 1859 in County Cork, Ireland Height:  5' 10",  Weight:  165 lb. Positions:  RHP / LHP / Utility Bats:  Switch hitter (.243) Throws:  Both Major League Pitcher from 1881-1894. Teams: Detroit Wolverines (1881) Louisville Eclipse (1882) St. Louis Browns (1883) Toledo Blue Stockings (1884) Cincinnati Red Stockings/Reds (1886–1893) Baltimore Orioles (1893–1894) Cleveland Spiders (1894) Glove:  None Dominant Hand:  Right Mullane was baseball's first ambidextrous pitcher and a talented ballplayer who played every position in the field except catcher. July 18, 1882: "Louisville hurler Tony Mullane pitches both right- and lefthanded in an AA game against Baltimore, the first time the feat is performed in the major leagues. Starting in the 4th inning he pitches lefthanded whenever Baltimore's le...

Well spring has arrived in Japan and out of the winter cave the very unique baseball player has come out of his slumber.  Here on Coaching a Switch Pitcher we have covered the trails and tribulations of switch pitching and switch hitting in Japan. Rafe Milo, nicknamed Orochi, has upped the ante in his original abilities with the addition of his version of a knuckler. Rafe has been working on the pitch for years, but until this month the control had not been stable. The search for a breaking ball, like the use of two arms to pitch, was meant to avoid damage, as much of the conventional wisdom is not to learn most breaking balls before one has a reached an adult bodily maturity. Otherwise there is a higher chance in increased damage to youthful arms. Read More source: Coaching a Switch Pitcher

Contrats to my favorite retired player, Edgar Martinez , for being elected into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. It took 10 years of waiting, but his amazing production as a DH was HOF worthy. Thank you to the @Mariners and all the fans who have supported me through my career and HOF candidacy for the last ten years. I’m humbled by the overwhelming support and feel so blessed. Thank you! — Edgar Martinez (@11EdgarMartinez) January 22, 2019 A day after being elected to the Hall of Fame, pitchers Mariano Rivera and Mike Mussina discussed Mariners legend Edgar Martinez's well-documented success against them. Martinez sure could hit. He batted .312 in his career but was even better against Rivera, Halladay and Mussina, at .375.  Read more

Ambidextrous Pat Venditte pitches in the MLB! Pat Venditte Patrick Michael Venditte Pronunciation:  ven-det-ee Born:  6/30/1985 in Omaha, NE Draft:  2008, New York Yankees, 20th rd. (620th overall) College:  Creighton Debut:  June 5, 2015 Sidearm pitcher from both sides 2.57 ERA in 15 games (2018) Pat Venditte  ( PatVenditte ) on Twitter https://twitter.com/ PatVenditte 2019 SF Giants Where is Pat Venditte now? Pat Venditte: Mr. Ambidextrous or Mr. Amphibious? https://t.co/lOpUsrBbqM #SFGiants pic.twitter.com/tDZWJCKoip — San Francisco Giants (@SFGiants) December 21, 2018 2018 Dodgers Oklahoma City Dodgers Ambidextrous pitcher Pat Venditte deals 1 1/3 scoreless frames in his Dodgers debut, striking out Jose Peraza and allowing just one hit. A proper appreciation of Shohei Ohtani and Pat Venditte requires more than an instant https://t.co/HISPCBeFeG via @ladailynews — Tim Knigh...

Dodgers option Pat Venditte, activate Walker Buehler https://t.co/QxspBJtgsv via @truebluela — Tim Knight (@TimKnight007) July 14, 2018 #Dodgers announce 22 non-roster invitees to spring training: Pitchers: Manny Banuelos Joe Broussard Daniel Corcino CC Lee Mark Lowe Brian Moran Zach Neal Yaisel Sierra Pat Venditte Catchers: Keibert Ruiz Will Smith Shawn Zarraga — Dodgers-LowDown (@DodgersLowDown) January 30, 2018 Venditte still has a chance to pitch... https://t.co/6AqWzEeJF1 — Tim Knight (@TimKnight007) February 3, 2018 On-deck show starts at 1:15 pm MT on @610KNML . Sacramento is starting switch-pitcher Pat Venditte today at Isotopes Park, so we're dusting off a five-minute excerpt from last year's podcast. Such a fascinating story about this unique pitcher. pic.twitter.com/uiasI1TZd6 — Josh Suchon 🎤⚾️ (@Josh_Suchon) May 27, 2019 Throwback Thursday: Meet the only ambidextrous pitcher in GMC baseball history https://t.co/...

Watch the video... Cole is a tall ambidextrous pitcher who also plays 1B and bats lefty Class of 2019 Liberty Hill HS RR Express in Texas Cole Alexander (@Cole34Alexander) | Twitter

Ambidextrous Texas high school baseball player is a switch pitcher   Brandon Garza has been clocked at better than 80 miles per hour with either arm. By Mitch Stephens | MaxPreps.com - May 14, 2018 A natural right-hander, Garza told his dad as a 4-year-old he also wanted to throw with his left hand.  Over the years, he's utilized both arms, pitching with one each game. This season, for the first time, he's pitched with different arms in the same game.  In his first 11 starts this season, Garza was 7-4 and a 2.56 ERA in 65.2 innings. He reportedly can throw 88 miles per hour with his right hand and at least 80 mph as a lefty. Read More   College Park P Brandon Garza is a legitimate switch pitcher USA Today, 18 May 2018 College Park (Texas) junior Brandon Garza has gone from being a pitcher who can alternate between pitching with his two different arms in different innings to swapping his on-mound approach from batter to batter. Still, for ...