Switch Pitching 101

Kershaw, Scherzer claim Cy Young hardware Dodgers lefty earns second award; Tigers righty wins first with MLB-high 21 wins From the left, a young superstar who's making history. From the right, a winning machine in 2013 who reached his true potential. Left-hander  Clayton Kershaw  of the Dodgers is the National League Cy Young Award winner for the second time in three years and right-hander  Max Scherzer  of the Tigers won his first Cy Young as the American League honoree in Baseball Writers' Association of America voting results announced Wednesday. Read more Ambidextrous thrower Yu Darvish finishes second in Cy Young voting The Rangers'  Yu Darvish  was second -- the highest finish ever in Cy Young voting for a Japanese-born player -- with 19 second-place votes and 93 total points, followed by the Mariners'  Hisashi Iwakuma  with 73 points. Darvish and Iwakuma will have to wait another year to become the first Cy Young wi...

Former Yankees minor league pitching coordinator Nardi Contreras is ambidextrous. Chatting with  Nardi Contreras - by Josh Norris Nardi Contreras ( Flickr Photo ) Q: With Pat Venditte, how unique a challenge is that for you, to take an ambidextrous pitcher and try to develop him for the major leagues?  In other words, how long does it take to develop two arms? A: It’s just using it, that’s all it is. I’m ambidextrous. I’ve got an inning in pro ball left-handed. I’ve played outfield and first base in pro ball left-handed. I grew up doing it. I didn’t pitch much doing it. I was a switch-hitter and a switch-pitcher. My catcher growing up, who went to the big leagues for the Cardinals, Giants and Expos, John Tamargo, was my No. 3 hitter — I was the No. 4 hitter — and he was the same way, ambidextrous and a switch-hitter. Q: So how’d you develop that ability? A: Just growing up doing it with my father. Since I pitched a lot, he saw a lot of power in my right ...

Brett Kolacki  Brett Kolacki Bremen High School ,  Class of 2015 Midlothian, IL Team: The Braves Club: Illinois Hawks College commitment:  Concordia University in Wisconsin  (Division 3) Positions: LHP/RHP, Utility Height/Weight:  6'5"  185 lbs Bats: Right Throws: Both Velocity: LHP 83 mph Pitches: Fastball, Curveball, Changeup, Forkball Glove:  Mizuno custom ambidextrous glove ($550) Brett Kolacki is a lanky ambidextrous pitcher who primarily played on JV during his freshman and sophomore seasons at Bremen High School in Midlothian, Illinois. As a sophomore he recorded a 7-3 record while pithing 56 innings for the JV team, and and 0-1 record pitching 2.1 innings on varsity.  Kolacki is a natural right-hander, except in baseball where he started throwing with both arms at an early age. "When my dad would roll me a baseball when I was little, I'd throw it back with whichever hand I was holding the ball. I felt com...

Pat Venditte Baseball Card Switch Pitcher Pat Venditte Venditte dubbed the "switch pitcher" ... Greg Harris Baseball Card Greg Harris using ambidextrous glove as LHP   Greg Harris using ambidextrous glove as RHP ... Bert Campaneris Baseball Card Bert Campaneris once Pitched a game left-handed and right-handed. .

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 .

Your browser does not support iframes. 8/13/13: Prior to the game and following his 15-strikeout performance, Yu Darvish has some fun tossing with both his right and left hands. Yu Darvish Can Switch-Pitch. By Brandson Stroud Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish has five 14-strikeout games this season. The rest of Major League Baseball —  all of it  — combines for three 14-strikeout games. On Monday afternoon, Yu carried a perfect game against the Astros into the sixth, got screwed on a call, then lost his chance at a no-hitter in the 8th. He had 15 strikeouts in that game. And if that’s not enough,  now he can pitch left-handed.  How did I not know about this? Read more About Yu Darvish Yu Darvish is a starting right-handed pitcher for the Texas Rangers. Darvish is ambidextrous and has the ability to throw well with both hands. He warms up with throwing both hands prior to a game, but only pitches right-handed. Yu Darvish  Statistics and ...

Switch pitcher Henry Knight throwing a cutter at the K Center in Seattle. Watch the movement of the cutter. The cut fastball is a nasty pitch for lefties to hit. Knight can locate the cutter – for strikes – with either hand. Watch more pitching videos >> .