左右開弓的投手

百聞不如一見，洋基隊總教練Joe Girardi昨天把小聯盟投手Venditte叫上大聯盟春訓投熱身賽，讓大夥見識這名左右開弓Switch-pitching 的奇人投手。洋基對勇士之戰，先發投手CC Sabathia 投到第五局退場，接替他投球的是小聯盟的陌生臉孔。Venditte丟出第1球，CC Sabathia 下巴都快掉下來了慣用右手、但3歲起被啟蒙「左右開弓」Switch-pitching 的Venditte，昨天中繼1.1局失1分，過程中對方左打、他用左投，右打者就用右投對付。若是左右開弓的打者，依小聯盟的「Venditte條款」8.01 (f)，投手必須先選定投球方式，而他用的是六指two-pocketed Mizuno手套，不用因為換手而換手套。
MLB Rule 8.01 (f), regarding ambidextrous pitchers
A pitcher must indicate visually to the umpire-in-chief, the batter and any runners the hand with which he intends to pitch, which may be done by wearing his glove on the other hand while touching the pitcher's plate. The pitcher is not permitted to pitch with the other hand until the batter is retired, the batter becomes a runner, the inning ends, the batter is substituted for by a pinch-hitter or the pitcher incurs an injury. In the event a pitcher switches pitching hands during an at-bat because he has suffered an injury, the pitcher may not, for the remainder of the game, pitch with the hand from which he has switched. The pitcher shall not be given the opportunity to throw any preparatory pitches after switching pitching hands. Any change of pitching hands must be indicated clearly to the umpire-in-chief.