If the pitcher is right handed , if a switch hitter felt like hitting from the right side , is he allowed to?
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Switch hitting is a discipline base on %'s. Those %'s don't change and no hitter would ever have reason to believe that defying those odds would be to their advantage. What history, being a switch hitter, would ever give them reason to even consider it?
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You can switch sides of the plate anytime. Even from pitch-to-pitch during the same at bat.
yep, but I'm not sure if he can switch in the middle of his turn at bat.
its up to the manager.
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He can bat from whichever side he likes, but he cant change in the middle of an at batThe batter has full choice as to switch side to bat from. You have to stay as a right handed batter for the whole time your at bat, but you can switch to left the next time your up if you so desire. The hand from which the pitcher releases the ball does have any bearing on where the batter stands - left or right.
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yes you can bat from either side if you wish. once you pick a side before the atbat, you must commit to it. if the batter hits righty with a right handed pitcher it can be said that the pitcher has an advantage, especially if he can throw a good slider.Where can I get a 2007 stealth baseball bat for under $100?
Yes, it's allowed, and it happens more often than you might think. A player can hit from whatever side of the plate that he choses. I can think of many instances off the top of my head, that a switch hitter hit right handed off of a right handed knuckle ball pitcher like Tim Wakefield. Some believed that they were a better hitter from the right side, or that it allowed them to see the ball better. Other times because of an injury, it is too painful to hit from one side, but they are just fine from the other side, and will continue to hit from their heathly side until recovered. These are just possible reasons from my playing days and games that I have seen. And I am around baseball everyday at work, for the Triple A Nashville Sounds. Looks like someone needs more proof of my statement that I HAVE SEEN a batter hit "wrong handed" against certain pitchers. New link at bottom.As for what other have said regarding chosing a side and commiting to it, that only applies to a pitcher's throwing arm. A batter is free to switch batting sides during an at bat, provided the switch is not made " while the pitcher is in position ready to pitch." MLB rule 6.06(b)
this took place in one of my little league games around a decade ago, still remember it. The batter was being intentionally walked, and he thought it would be clever if he batted "left handed" during the at bat . Well he decided to switch sides at precisely the wrong time. According to the rules, a batter may switch sides to hit from at any time, except if the pitcher is on the rubber, either in the stretch, or in motion about to pitch. Anyways, he crossed the plate as the pitcher was winding up, and was called out for obstruction.
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Yes a batter can hit from either side of the plate, and can change the side of the plate he is hitting from at any time. That being said he would probably hit from the left side if he had the choice because a right handed pitchers curve ball would move towards him on the right side rather than away. When the ball moves toward you it is easier to put good wood on the ball. Which side you hit on also would be determined by what you have done in the past against that pitcher, the time and situation in the game, as well as what you are going up to the plate to do. (are you looking for power or average, if what side you hit from influences that then you make your decision based on what you need to do)Should the Mets trade Carlos Delgado?
As it's been already stated, yes. Example, Often switch hitters will bat right handed against Tim Wakefield (Bernie Williams always did) because the knuckleball's tougher on a lefty.How many other people out their think that the Angels are the best team in the world?
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yes he is allowed it dont matter he can choose which one he wants toYes he can.
Gary Templeton hit exclusively right handed the last month of the season in 1979 to become the 1st switch hitter with 100 hits from both sides of the plate.
As others have mentioned switch-hitters often bat right handed against a knuckleball pitcher. I remember Bobby Bonilla hitting a home run batting right handed against a right handed pitcher.
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Technically yes - a switch hitter can bat from either side he would like but no coach will let a switch hitter bat right handed against a right handed pitcher (or lefty against a southpaw).Once an at bat starts:
The rules require that the batter not switch boxes once the pitcher is in a position ready to pitch. It's rule 6.06(b).
The batter may switch sides if an opposite handed relief pitcher is brought in during the at bat.
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The side from which a switch-hitter hits is entirely up to him, every time. There is no rule that has anything to do with this.You don't remember Larry Walker (a left-handed hitter), switching after one pitch to the right hand hitters' box and turning his helmet backwards, when facing Randy Johnson in an All Star Game? Or Barry Bonilla hitting lefty against John Tudor? Roberto Alomar hitting righty against Jim Abbott?
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