Editing Switch hitter (section)

{{Short description|Baseball player who can hit both left- and right-handed}}
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 | caption1 = [[José Reyes (infielder)|José Reyes]], a switch hitter, batting left-handed in 2012
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In [[baseball]], a '''switch hitter''' is a player who [[Batting (baseball)|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.{{cn|date=June 2023}}