Switch Pitching 101

Both Handed Pitcher = Ambidextrous Pitcher Switch pitcher Pat Venditte plays in the minor league  In  baseball , a switch  pitcher or  both-handed pitcher  is an ambidextrous  pitcher  who is able to pitch with  both   the right and left  hand  from the  pitcher's  mound. Baseball roster abbreviations LHP - Left-Handed Pitcher RHP - Right-Handed Pitcher BHP - Both-Handed Pitcher As a pitching coach, I prefer these abbreviations: LHP/RHP - starter left-handed, reliever right-handed RHP/LHP - starter right-handed, reliever left-handed Pat Venditte is a Both-Handed Pitcher (BHP)  in the minor leagues with the NY Yankees. He pitched left-handed for Italy in the 2013 World Baseball Classic. Aubrey McCarty is a BHP at Vanderbilt University. He was drafted out of high school by the SF Giants in 2013, but decided to play college baseball. Henry Knight is a switch pitcher and switch hitter ...