Switch Pitching 101

The Washington Herald.  (Washington, D.C.), 25 Sept. 1911.  Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers . Lib. of Congress. < http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045433/1911-09-25/ed-1/seq-10/ > A Philadelphia baseball fan, possessing an inventive mind, has just patented an ambidextrous baseball glove, which, he maintains will be in great demand some of these days. The glove can be worn on either left or right hand, and is said to possess qualities unexcelled in other baseball armament. The patent described the improvement as follows:  "The object of my invention is to produce a baseball finger glove adapted to be worn with equal facility upon either the right of left hand. " Read more Fort Wayne Daily News (Fort Wayne, Indiana) 15 Dec 1911 A Philadelphia fan possessed of an inventive turn of mind has patented an ambidextrous baseball glove, which, he maintains, will be in great demand some of these days when the p...

Where can I buy an ambidextrous baseball glove? Ambidextrous Baseball Glove by Akadema Akadema makes about 100 ambidextrous gloves a year. The Akadema ABX00 is the only ready-made ambidextrous baseball glove on the market. The cost of the Akadema ambidextrous glove is around $110 on Amazon Wait - before you purchase an ambidextrous glove, please read:  Baseball Glove Options for Switch Pitchers  >> If you are looking to buy a six-finger ambidextrous glove like Pat Venditte uses for switch pitching, then you will have to custom order one from Mizuno.  Learn how to order a Mizuno  GMP1A Ambidextrous Glove   >> Custom ambidextrous baseball gloves Both Louisville and  Mizuno make high-end custom ambidextrous baseball gloves, costing $400 - $450. Plan ahead since the custom-made gloves take 4-6 weeks to deliver. Custom Ambidextrous Glove by Carpenter Carpenter Trade will make a custom ambidextrous bas...

Inventor :  Floyd William Kortum Patent number : D198560 Filing date : Feb 13, 1964 Issue date : Jul 7, 1964 Ambidextrous Baseball Glove, 1964 patent Four-finger glove with double webs and two thumbs slots Patent USD198560 Read about the inventor Dr.  Kortum's  bio