switch-hitter
noun
switch-hit·ter
ˈswich-ˈhi-tər 
1
: a baseball player who switch-hits
2
slang
: bisexual
3
: one that is flexible or adaptable
especially
: a person who can work equally well in either of two jobs or capacities
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Out west, Cal Raleigh didn’t hit a home run this weekend, but finished his breakout season with 60, setting the record for a catcher and for a switch-hitter, and coming two shy of Aaron Judge’s AL-record of 62 set three years ago.
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The switch-hitter’s 60th came in the eighth off right-handed reliever Angel Chivilli, making Raleigh one of just seven players to hit 60 or more home runs in a season.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
Cal Raleigh broke the Mariners' franchise single-season home-run record with his 57th of the season in Seattle's 6-4 win at Houston on Saturday night, also extending his major-league record for home runs in a season by a switch-hitter.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Raleigh, who leads the majors in home runs, has already surpassed Mickey Mantle’s Major League record for home runs by a switch-hitter of 54 that had stood since 1961.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The switch-hitter’s 60th came in the eighth off right-handed reliever Angel Chivilli, making Raleigh one of just seven players to hit 60 or more home runs in a season.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
Cal Raleigh broke the Mariners' franchise single-season home-run record with his 57th of the season in Seattle's 6-4 win at Houston on Saturday night, also extending his major-league record for home runs in a season by a switch-hitter.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Raleigh, who leads the majors in home runs, has already surpassed Mickey Mantle’s Major League record for home runs by a switch-hitter of 54 that had stood since 1961.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for switch-hitter
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“Switch-hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switch-hitter. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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