A baseball player who can pitch with both arms is bound to have a nickname. Pat Venditte [Ven-dit-tee] (Minor League Pitcher, NY Yankees) - El Pulpo = The Octopus - Dexter - Dr. Strange Glove (by Ed Tseng) Venditte’s unique approach to pitching earned him this nickname from his college pitching coach: Dexter. Ryan Perez (Judson University) - Amb (short for ambidextrous) Paul Richards (MLB player and coach) “The Wizard of Waxahachie” Ambidextrous Pitcher , is also know as - Ambi Pitcher - Switch Pitcher - Both Handed Pitcher (BHP) - Double-Handed Pitcher - Switch Handed Pitcher (SHP) - LHP / RHP (on the roster) Switch pitchers have also been called - Ambi - Amphibious (from Yogi Berra Quote) - The Freak - Double Trouble - Deuce - Duel Pitcher - Twin Pitcher - Double Pitcher - Double Barreled Pitcher - The Bullpen - Six Finger Pitcher - Double Duty - Two-Handed Pitcher - Two-Way Pitcher - Switcher - Switcheroo -...
Learn about ambidextrous pitchers – from Little League to the MLB.