[15][16] The Clowns were a barnstorming team with comedic acts, which included Greene performing a jitterbug dance routine.
Following the 1967 season, he pitched some games left-handed in winter league baseball to rest his right arm and continued doing so into spring training.
[23][24] Venditte was drafted by the New York Yankees in 2008 and pitched for six different MLB teams as a reliever, appearing in 61 games with a 4.73 earned run average (ERA).
[27] He chose to play professionally as a position player and, as of 2024[update], is still active in the Yankees farm system.
Both Cijntje and the Mariners stated at the time of his signing that he would continue to switch pitch in professional baseball.
[30] Newspaper articles in 1947 noted that freshman Roy Gibbons[b] of the Texas A&M Aggies was a switch pitcher.
[40] Matt Brunnig was a switch pitcher for the Harvard Crimson baseball team, debuting as a freshman in 2003.
Perez won the league's all-star game MVP award after a dominating performance pitching from both sides.
[49] In 2024, he was selected as a second-team All American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association[50] and Perfect Game.
[56] MLB right-handed pitcher Yu Darvish throws with his left hand when training to keep both arms strong and balanced, but he has not pitched left-handed in a game.
In a minor-league game in the Western Association on July 23, 1928, shortstop Paul Richards was called in to pitch for the Muskogee Chiefs against the Topeka Jayhawks.
[60] In 2008, Venditte, pitching for the Staten Island Yankees, faced switch hitter Ralph Henriquez of the Brooklyn Cyclones.
[54] This incident prompted the Professional Baseball Umpires Corporation (PBUC) to issue a new rule about switch-pitching,[61] which MLB later adopted.
The pitcher must continue using this hand for the duration of the at bat, with exceptions allowed in the event of injury or the use of a pinch hitter.