switch-hit

verb

ˈswich-ˈhit

switch-hit; switch-hitting

: to bat right-handed against a left-handed pitcher and left-handed against a right-handed pitcher in baseball

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Again: This was a switch-hitting shortstop who’s also a streak of light on the bases doing all that. —

Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025 Dominguez, a switch-hitting outfielder who saw limited action at the big league level in 2023 and 2024, is projected to be the Yankees' opening day leadoff hitter in the upcoming season. —

Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025 Investing in the 30s of a career .246 hitter with limited fielding value carries risk, but switch-hitting sluggers never go out of style and the Blue Jays had to land one of their top targets at some point. —

Tim Britton, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025 Only Olson, Jarred Kelenic, and the switch-hitting Albies and Profar also hit with authority from the left side. —

Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for switch-hit