Switch Pitching 101

In baseball, a BHP refers to a Both-handed Pitcher  - a pitcher who can throw well with both arms. Commonly known as a Switch Pitcher or Ambidextrous Pitcher. Rarely known as Double Handed Pitcher or Two-way Pitcher. Shorthand: BHP or RHP/LHP Henry Knight BHP - Seattle Ever heard of a BHP ( both - handed pitcher )? BHP is used on the Perfect Game USA website ... Perez intent on remaining a ' BHP ' | Perfect Game USA RHP/LHP in Major Leagues ---

High school pitcher Ben Albert thinks of his disability as more of an ability. With an ERA of just above 3.00, he is defying the odds by only having one arm. John Lauritsen reports. (Jun 6, 2012 by CBS) Jim Abbott A legendary left-handed pitcher with only one hand played in the Major League.

Aubrey McCarty    Coquitt County High School, Moultrie, GA  ( Class of 2013) Hometown: Doerun, Georgia College: Vanderbilt  ( Class of 2017) 2013 MLB Draft: Selected by the SF Giants in the 35th round (#1062 overall) Positions: BH P, 1B Throws: Both (ambidextrous) Bats: Switch hitter, BA .331 Ht/Wt: 6-4"/205 lbs Summer Team: Home Plate Chilidogs No: 55 Glove: Mizuno ambidextrous glove Pitches:  fastball, cutter, curveball, change-up Velocity: 92 mph RHP; 85 mph LHP Aubrey McCarty is a switch hitter and both handed pitcher who can throw up to 89 mph  (Perfect Game  6/29/2012 ). Throws a fastball, cutter, curveball and changeup from both sides (watch video). At  6'3",  McCarty also plays first base.  As a 16-year-old, his throwing velocity topped out at 86 mph right-handed and 83 mph left-handed.  McCarty started pitching both ways when he was 11-years-old. He is naturally left...

Steven K. is a 6-year-old ambidextrous baseball player from Rochester NY, who can throw with both hands. Watch the video of Steven throwing and fielding left- and right-handed. Notice how he practices with two gloves and uses good footwork to field the ball. Ambidextrous throwers in the major league Steven K ambidextrous pitcher at 7-years-old Published on Jul 23, 2013 As you can see in the video, Steven is ambidextrous. Although throwing left handed is his primary side, he throws just as hard right handed.

Throwing well with both arms is very rare. The four players officially listed by Major League Baseball as being able to throw both left & right handed are:  Tony Mullane  (1881-1894),  George Wheeler (1896-1899),  Moxie Manuel  (1905-1908) &  Greg Harris  (1981-1995). (source:  baseball-almanac.com ) There are a few players in major league baseball who are ambidextrous and can throw with both arms. They are primarily right-handed pitchers, who also learned to throw left-handed when they were young. A couple of players, in the minor league, were dominant switch pitchers in high school. David Robertson - RHP, NY Yankees Robertson, a right-handed pitcher, started throwing lefty as a teenager, when his right shoulder was weak. He continued to throw lefty for fun at the University of Alabama. He did not become a switch pitcher, but he did face an ambidextrous pitcher in high school. Nicknamed " Houdini " for his ability to escape pre...

Left-handed pitcher Matt Kubel, who struck out six hitters from Nebraska in the 2012 Little League World Series, said that he focuses on pounding the strike zone. He tries to keep his head quiet (still) and just throw strikes. Fairfield American Little League pitcher Matt Kubel talks about his team's 10-0  state title victory over Avon Sunday evening in New Haven. Kubel, the crafty 5' 11" 13-year-old lefty, led the Fairfield, Connecticut team to a 12-0 win over the kids from Kearney, Nebraska. In five games, Kubel has a 0.96 ERA, with 18 strikeouts and 2 walks, while pitching in 18.2 innings. Good luck to #27 and his New England team. Kubel stifles Nebraska, helps Connecticut avoid Little League WS elimination with 12-0 victory  - The Washington Post Matt Kubel stats --

About one percent  of people are ambidextrous. That's 1 in 100. According to a research  study  in Finland that was published in the journal of Pediatrics , approximately one-in-100 people are ambidextrous, meaning they can use either hand for various (but not necessarily all) tasks with ease.  The study involved nearly 8,000 children in Northern Finland, 87 of whom were mixed-handed, who completed questionnaires at ages 7 and 8, and again at 15 and 16. Since 90 percent of the population is right-handed, they compared both ambidextrous and left-handed individuals to this norm – right-handedness.  (source: livescience.com) What does being ambidextrous mean? To be ambidextrous means to be equally dextrous with either hand. That is, the ability to use both hands with equal skill and coordination.  ( alt.lefthanders FAQ ) What percentage of people are left-handed? About 10% of people are left-handed. Approximately, 90% of peo...

Paul Rapier Richards Born: November 21, 1908 in Waxahachie, Texas Position : Catcher  Bats:  Right,  Throws:  Right    (Ambidextrous pitcher in high school)   Height:  6' 1",  Weight:  180 lb. High School:  Waxahachie HS (Waxahachie, TX) (pronounced  wahks -a- HATCH-ce ) MLB Debut:  April 17, 1932  Final Game:  September 22, 1946    Ambidextrous Pitcher Paul Richards was an ambidextrous high school pitcher, from Waxahachie, TX.  Richards' first national notice was in Ripley's "Believe It Or Not" in recognition of pitching his Waxahachie High  School  team to victory in both ends of a double-header, winning the first game right-handed, the second left-handed. "In high school, I was the shortstop, the right-handed relief pitcher and the left-handed relief pitcher." (Richards interview by Red Smith, NY Times) "He played on the diamond with his Waxahachie High...

2013 MLB Player Draft Aubrey McCarty Drafted by the SF Giant in the 35th round (#1062 overall) of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from Coquitt County High School, Moultrie, GA. Bats:   Both,   Throws:   Both    Height:  6' 3",  Weight:  210 lb.   ( baseball-reference ) 2012 MLB Player Draft Andrew Pullin Drafted by the  Philadelphia Phillies  in the  5th round  of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from  Centralia HS (Centralia, WA) . Bats:   Left,   Throws:   Both    Height:  6' 0",  Weight:  185 lb.   ( baseball-reference ) Bijan Rademacher   Orange Coast College, California   LHP drafted by Cubs in the 13th round (#404 overall) in 2012   Bats:   Left,   Throws:   Both    Height:  6' 0",  Weight:  200 lb.       ( baseball-reference ) 2010 MLB Pl...