The Giants have signed ambidextrous pitcher Pat Venditte to a one-year deal. Before I get into the particulars, let’s get this out of the way.
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"Print it." pic.twitter.com/RyteF8V2ko— carltonhimself (@carltonhimself) June 9, 2015Yes, Pat Venditte pitches from both sides of the “pitcher’s plate” and Baseball created a rule to deal with this issue. The “Pat Venditte Rule”— Rule 5.07(f) of the Official Baseball Rules —states:
Ambidextrous Pitchers
A pitcher must indicate visually to the umpire-in-chief, the batter and any runners the hand with which he intends to pitch, which may be done by wearing his glove on the other hand while touching the pitcher’s plate.