First 'Both Hands' Starter in History, What Will Gloves Wear? '99 miles to the right-95 miles to the left' secret of Seattle's 1st rounder
Jul 15, 2024
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Pat Bendit is the most famous switch pitcher in Major League history. He is listed as the only pitcher to throw with both arms regularly since 1900, the starting point of modern baseball. 'Regular' means using both right and left hands to strategically deal with left and right hitters, not 'Events'.
Bendit, who played as a relief pitcher for six teams, including the Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants from 2015 to 2020, pitched 72 ⅓ innings in 61 games with a 2-2 record and an ERA of 4.73. He faced 160 batters with his right hand and 152 batters with his left hand, respectively. The hit rate was 0.256 when thrown with the right hand and 0.204 for the left hand. He mainly faced right-handed hitters with his right hand and left-handed hitters with his left hand.
However, according to MLB.com , there was a pitcher who used both hands in one game with 'event' prior to Bendit. Montreal Expos right-hander Greg Harris. He took the mound in the top of the ninth inning against the Cincinnati Reds on September 29, 1995, ahead of his retirement, and drew attention by using both his right and left hands.
Harris, who caught the leadoff right-handed hitter Reggie Sanders on a ground ball to shortstop, moved the glove on his left hand to his right hand and threw it with his left hand when left-handed hitter Hal Morris entered. The result is a straight walk. He then continued to throw with his left hand against left-handed batter Ed Terbensi and caught him with a catcher ground ball.
When Brett, a right-handed batter, came out with two outs and a runner on the second base, he changed his glove to its original position and put it on, and then handled it with a right-handed pitcher ground ball to end the inning. Harris was originally able to pitch with his left hand, but he also used his left hand to achieve his dream "Wish" ahead of retirement, which was a successful performance.
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Sainzer, who was born in May 2003 in Quiraso, Netherlands, ranked 25th in the MLB Pipeline Prospect Rankings this year, and is said to be the most interesting pitcher since Jerry Dipoto, president of the Seattle baseball division, took office at the end of 2015.
Scott Hunter, the scouting director for the Seattle club, said "We're going to let Jurangelo decide to use both hands. That's why I picked him. Using both hands is a huge advantage. I'm not throwing it with my left hand today and with my right hand tomorrow. It means strategically responding to which hand to throw depending on the batter's matchup. First, we'll see how it works in the minor leagues. matters that need to be considered continuously."
The most curious question is how much restraint will come out.
It's amazing. MLB.com says 'Saintzer is not only a very rare switch pitcher, but he can use both hands justly and efficiently' the restraint comes out up to 95 miles with his left hand and 99 miles with his right hand. Both hands have the ability to overwhelm batters, he said.
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Major League rules stipulate that a pitcher should inform the batter of which hand to throw when he enters the batter's box, and should not change his throwing hand against the batter unless it is a significant variable such as injury.
Sainzer was left-handed when he was born. However, it is said that his right hand became stronger as he trained with his right hand to become a catcher following his father, who played professionally in the Netherlands when he was young. Sainzer "I always wanted to throw with my right hand to mimic my father. The reason I wanted to turn right-handed was my dad."
MLB Pipeline analyzes Sanger as a right-handed pitcher similar to Marcus Stroman (New York Yankees), and a reliever suits his left hand. Stroman is a role model, Sainzer says.
Director Hunter "The right hand is more powerful. However, it is interesting that the right hand is more 'more powerful' after throwing 97-98 miles with the right hand and 93 miles with the left hand. It's stronger because you use your right hand more."
I'm curious about the glove. Sainzer's gloves are for both right and left hands. I commissioned glove manufacturer Wilson to have four of these special gloves. It is said to have six finger holes. This is because he cannot take the mound because he has gloves for both right and left hands.
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