Japanese switch hitter switches sides every pitch

n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”rich”,”width”:550,”__typename”:”ExternalEmbedContent”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({“locale”:”en-us”,”slug”:”japanese-switch-hitter-switches-sides-every-pitch”,”type”:”story”}).parts.0″:{“data”:{“type”:”id”,”generated”:true,”id”:”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({“locale”:”en-us”,”slug”:”japanese-switch-hitter-switches-sides-every-pitch”,”type”:”story”}).parts.0.data”,”typename”:”ExternalEmbedContent”},”type”:”oembed”,”__typename”:”ExternalEmbed”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({“locale”:”en-us”,”slug”:”japanese-switch-hitter-switches-sides-every-pitch”,”type”:”story”}).parts.1″:{“content”:”Mickey Mantle. Chipper Jones. Eddie Murray. These three Hall of Famers are arguably the greatest switch-hitters of all time, but they’ve got nothing on Japanese high schooler Ko Yamaguchi.nnThis savant from Japan is taking switch-hitting to a new extreme. He switches which side he hits after EACH pitch. Literally every pitch! Though perhaps we should put “hits” in quotes since it’s unclear if he actually swings the bat based on the limited footage.nnNot surprisingly, he gets hit by a pitcher who loses command of the strike zone while trying to counter such an ingenious approach. Not only does Yamaguchi switch which side he hits from between pitches, he crouches down and his knee almost hits the dirt, making for a miniscule strike zone.nnYamaguchi could be considered the hitting version of former MLB pitcher Pat Venditte, who rose to fame in 2015 by pitching with both his right and left hands. And just this past week, the Brewers took switch-pitching phenom Jurrangelo Cijntje in the 18th round of the MLB Draft. The young hurler can reach 90 mph with both hands.”,”type”:”markdown”,”__typename”:”Markdown”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({“locale”:”en-us”,”slug”:”japanese-switch-hitter-switches-sides-every-pitch”,”type”:”story”}).parts.2″:{“contentDate”:”2015-06-05T23:10:00Z”,”description”:”Athletics prospect and switch-pitcher Pat Venditte makes his first Major League appearance and tosses two scoreless…