OAKLAND – A’s “switch pitcher” Pat Venditte addressed the media Tuesday afternoon before his first regular-season game in front of the home fans.
The guy’s story is so unique and fascinating. Here’s a few good nuggets that perhaps you didn’t know about:
--A natural right-hander, Venditte was asked why his father first started teaching him to throw left-handed at age 3.
“I think he just wanted to see, if there can be switch hitters, why can’t there be switch pitchers to have that advantage?,” Venditte said. “I’ve honestly never sat down with him to have this conversation.