Editing Switch hitter (section)

== History ==
The first switch-hitter in baseball history was [[Bob Ferguson (infielder)|Bob Ferguson]]. His switch-hitting was different that of today's baseball game, as he switched sides simply based on his feeling at a particular moment or certain situational reasons (such as an elite fielder on one side of the diamond). Ferguson took a notable at-bat in 1870, where he walked off the game while batting from the left side, when he had typically batted right-handed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bob Ferguson – Society for American Baseball Research |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/bob-ferguson-2/ |website=[[SABR]] |access-date=2023-06-05 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Switch hitters were not productive in the [[Dead-ball era|dead-ball]] era or the early live-ball era. Since the advent of the [[live-ball era]], switch hitters have served to produce a high [[on-base percentage]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mantle is Baseball's Top Switch Hitter – Society for American Baseball Research |url=https://sabr.org/journal/article/mantle-is-baseballs-top-switch-hitter/ |website=[[SABR]] |access-date=2023-06-05 |language=en-US}}</ref>