Switch hitter

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José Reyes, a switch hitter, batting left-handed (at left, in 2012) and right-handed (at right, 2015).

In baseball, a switch hitter is a player who bats both right-handed and left-handed, usually right-handed against left-handed pitchers and left-handed against right-handed pitchers, although there are some exceptions.^{[citation needed]}