Question for people knowledgeable in baseball

[txrandom]

Has there ever been a pitcher that could pitch with both hands near-equally well?

I'm talking about someone who could switch back and forth on a whim not someone who broke their hand.

I'm naturally right handed, but I've always thrown a baseball with my left hand (any other type of ball I throw mainly with my right). I can still throw decent with my right hand, and I imagine I could train my right to throw as well as my left.

You think it would be feasible to pitch with both hands? And do you think this would be a valuable asset for baseball teams?

 

[BigJ]

http://ask.yahoo.com/20050801.html

 

[KLin]

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ambidextrous_Pitchers

 

[Matt2]

Yes there has.

No, it's not very valuable. Unless the guy can dominate with both hands, I would rather him just to get really good at pitching either left handed or right handed.

 

[FP]

Plus it isn't like you could switch between batters/pitches as you would need a different glove.

 

[SludgeFactory]

If Greg Harris is the only one who's done it in roughly 100 years, and for a single inning at that, that should tell you something about the feasibility of attempting it.

If you could legitimately get major league hitters out with either arm, yes, you'd be very valuable.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: binister
Plus it isn't like you could switch between batters/pitches as you would need a different glove.

Read my link. Harris had an ambidextrous glove.

 

[txrandom]

Originally posted by: binister
Plus it isn't like you could switch between batters/pitches as you would need a different glove.

Or you could bring two gloves out? Not sure if their is a rule about having one laying on the ground. Or you could switch with an infielder.

 

[Oil]

Also an ambidextrous pitcher can only pitch with the same hand throughout an at-bat