Switch Pitching 101

Is there an ambidextrous pitcher in Major League Baseball? Pat Venditte - Ambidextrous pitcher source: charlestoncitypaper.com No , but there is a switch pitcher named Pat Venditte in the minor leagues who was drafted by the NY Yankees. Hopefully, he will be called up to pitch in the MLB. In 1995, Greg Harris switch pitched for one inning in a major league game. Ambidextrous  throwers in the major league .

Harris switch pitched for one inning in the major league Greg Allen Harris Born: November 2, 1955 in Lynwood, California High School: Los Alamitos HS, Los Alamitos, CA College: Long Beach City College Positions: RHP / LHP (one inning in the big league) Bats: Switch hitter Throws: Both (ambidextrous) Dominant hand:  Right Major League Pitcher for 15 years, from 1981 to 1995. Pitching record: 74-90   Earned run average: 3.69   Saves: 54 Velocity:  RHP 85-86 mph; LHP 80-81 mph Teams: New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos, San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees. Glove: Mizuno designed a custom six-fingered glove Harris could wear on either hand.The ambidextrous glove is similar to Venditte's - with two thumbs and a wide, pie-shaped pocket. In 1995, Harris donated his famous six-fingered glove to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Greg Allen Harris is best kno...

George Louis Wheeler born George Louis Heroux Born: August 3, 1869, Methuen, Massachusetts Team: Philadelphia Phillies (1896-1899) Height/Weight: 5' 9", 180 lb. Bats: Both Throws: Both, ambidextrous Wheeler, primarily a right-handed pitcher, threw left-handed on a handful of occasions to become one of the few known " switch pitchers " in MLB history. George Wheeler  Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac George Wheeler's stats - Baseball-Reference

Greg Harris Yes. Greg Harris, in 1995, threw one inning of shutout ball switch pitching for the Montreal Expos against the Cincinnati Reds. Harris faced a total of four hitters -- two as a righty, and two as a lefty. Read More about Greg Harris The last pitcher to use both hands in a pro baseball game had been  Bert Campaneris , who did so in 1962 while playing for Daytona Beach in the Florida State League. In 1965,  Campaneris played every position in a nine inning game for the  Kansas City A's.  On the mound, "Campy"  pitched   ambidextrously , throwing lefty to left-handers, and switched against right-handers. (baseballlibrary.com) Pat Venditte, in 2010, switch pitched in spring training for the New York Yankees in relief of CC Sabathia. Venditte is currently a minor league pitcher with the Oakland Athletics  organization, with an invitation to spring training in 2015. Yankees' ambidextrous pitcher Pat Venditte Debuts   ...

Pat Venditte @ PatVenditte Follow Pat Venditte on Twitter Switch-pitcher Pat Venditte to be available in Rule 5 draft Matthew Pouliot Nov 18, 2011 The Yankees added 2B David Adams, OF Zoilo Almonte, INF Corban Joseph, RHP D.J. Mitchell and RHP David Phelps to the 40-man roster prior to Friday’s deadline to protect players from the Rule 5 draft, but they left switch-pitcher Pat Venditte off the list, making him eligible to be picked on Dec. 8. (hardballtalk.nbcsports.com) Injury News  Venditte hoping to avoid surgery on torn labrum By Steven Pivovar WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER Monday May 21, 2012 Former Creighton pitcher Pat Venditte, professional baseball’s only ambidextrous pitcher, has a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Venditte said Monday night that he is hoping to avoid surgery that would sideline him for around 10 months. He is currently rehabbing the injury at the New York Yankees’ trainin...