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Ambidextrous pitcher Pat Venditte can confound hitters — and umpires — when he is on the mound. Venditte was raised by his father to throw with either arm. The umps working a Single-A game Thursday night between the Staten Island Yankees and the Brooklyn Cyclones had nothing to go by when Venditte made his professional debut, less than two weeks after getting drafted in the 20th round by the New York Yankees. After retiring two batters and allowing a single in the ninth, Venditte found himself facing a switch hitter. That’s hardly unusual. But it becomes intriguing against Venditte, a switch pitcher. The Associated Press
