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    Switch Pitcher vs. Switch Hitter: The Umpires Aren't Sure What to Do

    Friday, June 20, 2008, 08:34 PM EST [Pat Venditte]

    If you haven't heard of Pat Venditte of the Staten Island Yankees, you're missing out on something that's not very common in baseball. Venditte pitches with both hands. His stuff isn't considered very good, but he's got a pretty good advantage in that he never faces someone from the opposite side of the plate. Check out the video linked at the top of this article to see what happened in his professional debut when he came up against a switch hitter. It's pretty comical.
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