2007-05-31 09:18:54 · 9 answers · asked by Josh F 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Nope! he must pitch with just one hand to one batter. and he must tell the umpire which hand he will use before each batter.
2007-05-31 09:26:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
No.
The National League issued guidelines back in the 1980s when there was the possibility that Greg Harris might switch-pitch in a game. He never did until the second-last game of his career in 1995, but IIRC the guidelines were something like this:
1. Pitcher must commit to his hand before the batter does (obviously only important against a switch-hitter).
2. Pitcher must use that hand for the duration of that batter's plate appearance.
3. Pitcher can have only one glove on the mound.
4. Pitcher cannot return to the dugout to switch gloves.
Harris had a special, ambidextrous glove made to comply with #3 and #4. He said he got so accustomed to using it that he didn't feel comfortable using a standard glove later.
2007-05-31 10:06:30 · answer #2 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
actually the university of Creighton has a switch pitcher and to my knowledge he can switch if he wants after each pitch but he and the coach have agreed to stay the same way for the batter but there is no rule that states a pitcher cannot switch each pitch as well as a batter a switch batter can switch from right to left each pitch but must be granted time from teh umpire in order to do it
i have been an umpire for 6 years
2007-05-31 09:49:39 · answer #3 · answered by bao187 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
He has to declare which arm he will use during the at-bat. Can't switch during the at-bat. He can, however, switch from batter to batter. If the batter changes during at-bat...like a guy gets hurt on strike one and has to leave....the pitcher has to face the new hitter with the same arm he was using for the injured batter.
2007-05-31 10:09:43 · answer #4 · answered by davegretw1997 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a glass can, yet there have been no professional ambidextrous pitchers interior the majors. there's a guy in N.C.A.A. His call is Pat Venditte and he's a swap pitching reliever in branch I. He replaced into even drafted via the Yankees interior the 2007 draft yet intends to stay in college. He can swap pitch interior an identical at bat and a batter might swap sides during an identical at bat basically as quickly as during the at bat and ought to swap in the past the pitcher lands up and if he tries to alter mutually as the pitcher is ending up he would be reported as out. i'm hoping I helped.
2016-11-24 19:28:39 · answer #5 · answered by habbs 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, same rule as a switch-hitter cannot switch batters boxes
2007-05-31 10:33:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever seen a switch pitcher?
2007-05-31 09:41:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. he must complete the at-bat from one side only, unless the pitcher is changed from r/l or l/r in mid-at-bat count.
2007-06-03 15:09:40 · answer #8 · answered by JBC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, yes, however there are no ambidextrous pitchers.
2007-05-31 09:24:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋