switch-hit
verb
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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Freeman could play right field for Moniak against left-handers, or Castro could spell Moniak or Beck due to pitching matchups due to Castro’s switch-hitting capabilities.
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
Former Orange Coast College baseball shortstop Donnie Hill, a switch-hitting infielder who played nine years in the major leagues for the A’s, White Sox, Angels and Twins, transformed into a career golfer after retiring from baseball.
—Richard Dunn, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
Suárez, whose 49 home runs with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Seattle Mariners were the fifth-most in Major League Baseball last season, adds a power bat — and a right-handed bat, behind the switch-hitting De La Cruz.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Without Pete Alonso’ big right-handed bat, the Mets were going to have to rely on switch-hitting Jorge Polanco to protect Juan Soto in the order.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
Former Orange Coast College baseball shortstop Donnie Hill, a switch-hitting infielder who played nine years in the major leagues for the A’s, White Sox, Angels and Twins, transformed into a career golfer after retiring from baseball.
—Richard Dunn, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
Suárez, whose 49 home runs with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Seattle Mariners were the fifth-most in Major League Baseball last season, adds a power bat — and a right-handed bat, behind the switch-hitting De La Cruz.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Without Pete Alonso’ big right-handed bat, the Mets were going to have to rely on switch-hitting Jorge Polanco to protect Juan Soto in the order.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Switch-hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switch-hit. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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