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When Texas Rangers righthander Yu Darvish took the mound at Rangers Ballpark
in Arlington for a photo session on Friday night, he showed his ambidextrous
side.
Darvish tossed from the mound from the right and left sides. Darvish throws
from the left side during workouts as a way to keep his delivery in balance.
While with Hokkaido Nippon Ham of the Pacific League, Darvish would throw
from the left side on the first day after a start.
Former Rangers right-handed reliever Greg Harris regularly threw from the
left side while with the club in 1985-87 and flirted with the idea of doing
it in the game. He did it once in the majors, on Sept. 28, 1995, while with
Montreal. It was the next-to-last appearance of his career.
New York Yankees minor-leaguer Pat Venditte is the only current ambidextrous
pitcher in a major-league organization. He pitched in the Double-A Eastern
League last season.