BOSTON -- Switch-pitcher Pat Venditte made his major league debut Friday night after he was called up by the Oakland Athletics before their game against the Boston Red Sox. And that was more ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Pat Venditte is like no other: A pitcher who can throw with both his right and left hands — and do it well. His ambidextrous approach is no gimmick: It’s calculated and has been ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants plan to spend much of this offseason adding players who can give them platoon advantages. They're taking it a step further with their latest addition. The Giants are close ...

Pat Venditte makes his big league debut for the Oakland A’s, and in the process becomes the first true ambidextrous pitcher to appear in the majors in modern baseball history. Wearing a special ...

These days, the crowd buzz starts when Venditte warms up, first from the right side, then the left. "I don't know if you've heard of Pat Venditte," the public address announcer says as the closer ...

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Emma Span, a senior editor for Sports Illustrated, about ambidextrous pitcher Pat Venditte who made his MLB debut... Oakland's Switch-Pitcher Pat Venditte Makes MLB Debut ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Switch-pitcher Pat Venditte has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right shoulder. The team announced the roster move Friday, and it is retroactive to ...

The former Bluejay is now a Blue Jay. The Toronto Blue Jays called up ambidextrous former Creighton pitcher Pat Venditte on Wednesday. The team announced the move after designating pitcher Arnold Leon ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers selected the contract of ambidextrous pitcher Pat Venditte from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday, optioning right-hander Brock Stewart to OKC in a corresponding move.