switch-hitter

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switch-hitter

A colloquial term for a bisexual person, a metaphor borrowed from baseball referring to a player who has a good batting average swinging from either the left or right side.

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He emerged as a prominent switch-hitter with power, hitting 12 home runs in 1923.

Switch-hit home runs: 1920-60

I begin with the simplifying procedure of counting switch-hitters as left-handed batters when they face right-handed pitchers and right-handed batters when they face left-handed pitchers.

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Mickey Mantle, nicknamed the "home run hitter" for the incredible 536 homers he scored as a switch-hitter with the New York Yankees during the 1950s and '60s, ended his career at the relatively young age of 36 because of recurring injuries to his knees.

Mickey Mantle: playing hardball against arthritis

Mickey Mantle, the switch-hitter who is electrifying fans and electrocuting the opposition, is the most talked-about player in baseball today.

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The Braves also seem to be covered at the position with a strong season from switch-hitter Johan Camargo.

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The 24-year-old switch-hitter has recently returned from a break in Los Angeles where he picked up valuable sparring in the world famous Wild Card gym.

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"Qais is what we call a natural switch-hitter, a right-hander who can box as southpaw," said Woodhall, a coaching consultant for GB Boxing.

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The switch-hitter went 3 for 6 with a home run and three RBIs.

Sox' long balls come up short; Bogaerts, Middlebrooks homer, but Orioles pull out the win

But 2004 Olympic bronze-medalist Dirrell (18-0, 13KOs), a skilful switch-hitter, is full of confidence heading into the first fight of a six-man tournament.

Dirrell's dreaming of causing a Froch upset

A switch-hitter, Lane hit .353 for Sandy Creek High School this spring, despite wrist and hamstring injuries.

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However, the Bradford switch-hitter managed to pin his opponent down in the second half of the fight.

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But Bradford switch-hitter Witter looks likely to get a shot at the flashy American first after being installed as the WBC's mandatory challenger.