The Oakland Athletics have called up ambidextrous pitcher Pat Venditte, who can throw with both arms.
The switch-pitcher will join the A’s for their game at Fenway Park on Friday night, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
A source told MLB.com that the A’s purchased the contract of Venditte from triple-A Nashville on Friday.
Venditte, 29, would be the major league’s first ambidextrous pitcher since 1995. He would be the first switch-pitcher to appear in a game since Greg Harris of the Montreal Expos made history against the Cincinnati Reds. Harris, a natural right-hander, recorded outs with his left and right arms on Sept.