Who are the best in the game now? By that, I mean their consistency from both sides of the plate.
Sandoval has committed to strictly left-handed hitting now, just as Victorino went to RH only a couple of years ago (and J.T. Snow comes to mind as going only to LH long ago). Can't remember others who only stuck to one side, but these are a few.
When do most switch-hitters begin? I started at twelve years old. I'm a natural righty, and started to have issues when the hook was introduced in my life. I was obviously all about Barry Bonds and tried to imitate him on the field in any way possible, and batting lefty seemed like the obvious first choice. I started more like how most softball players do, using it for speed reasons and did a lot of drag bunting. Though through time, I had improved my swing up until the point it bested my right-handed batting (probably because I faced so many more righties).
However, I still couldn't bat lefty against lefties. I've tried and I am pitiful. Probably because I don't practice it, but righty on lefties is just fine for me. Plus, I can only hit a fungo righty, so I always keep that swing intact in case I haven't batted that way for a while.
Just curious what most people know about for MLB players and their switch-hitting backstories. Some are truly ambidextrous, others built one over the other over time. I'm also curious about the many RH throwers that are LH batters, when they began that and if they were ever switch-hitters in the past.
This thread can obviously spin many ways. I just wanted to throw out my personal experience with switch-hitting.
Sandoval has committed to strictly left-handed hitting now, just as Victorino went to RH only a couple of years ago (and J.T. Snow comes to mind as going only to LH long ago). Can't remember others who only stuck to one side, but these are a few.
When do most switch-hitters begin? I started at twelve years old. I'm a natural righty, and started to have issues when the hook was introduced in my life. I was obviously all about Barry Bonds and tried to imitate him on the field in any way possible, and batting lefty seemed like the obvious first choice. I started more like how most softball players do, using it for speed reasons and did a lot of drag bunting. Though through time, I had improved my swing up until the point it bested my right-handed batting (probably because I faced so many more righties).
However, I still couldn't bat lefty against lefties. I've tried and I am pitiful. Probably because I don't practice it, but righty on lefties is just fine for me. Plus, I can only hit a fungo righty, so I always keep that swing intact in case I haven't batted that way for a while.
Just curious what most people know about for MLB players and their switch-hitting backstories. Some are truly ambidextrous, others built one over the other over time. I'm also curious about the many RH throwers that are LH batters, when they began that and if they were ever switch-hitters in the past.
This thread can obviously spin many ways. I just wanted to throw out my personal experience with switch-hitting.
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