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Have you heard of Pat Venditte (see photo above)? He pitches for the Yankees Class A affiliate in Staten Island, NY.
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Big deal, you say? Uh, yeah! Pat Venditte is a switch pitcher. He pitches both right-handed and left-handed.
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He made his professional debut Thursday night when he came in to pitch the bottom of the 9th inning against the Brooklyn Cyclones, the Mets Class A affiliate.
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According to MLB.com, Venditte got the first two outs on ground balls, then gave up a single. The next batter was switch-hitting Ralph Henriquez. What happened next was sheer comedy:
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Venditte, who uses a custom-made six-fingered glove (see photo, above), switched it to throw with his left hand. Seeing that, Henriquez moved over to the right side of the plate. It went on like this for a few minutes, the two players switching back and forth, until the umpires stepped in and, eventually, Henriquez batted right against Venditte throwing right. Henriquez struck out on three pitches to end the game.
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