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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Both switch-hit, but are better from the left side, and have minor league options.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
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.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
His upside is still that of a switch-hitting second baseman with power.
—Keith Law, New York Times, 5 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
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
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.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
His upside is still that of a switch-hitting second baseman with power.
—Keith Law, New York Times, 5 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
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“Switch-hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switch-hit. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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