While his results weren’t great, clearly the big guys on the Yankees were excited and surprised to see what switch-pitcher Pat Venditte could do:

Swisher said he and the other outfielders were talking to one another when Venditte was on the mound in the sixth.

“We were like, he’s about to switch, he’s about to switch right now!” Swisher said.

Sabathia had no idea Venditte could pitch with both hands. When he came out of he game, Sabathia saw a left-handed pitcher coming in from the bullpen. Then he saw a right-handed pitcher on the mound.

“I was like, maybe that guy got hurt,” Sabathia said.

Fun to imagine these guys getting excited about something like this. Better yet was Venditte’s reaction/response:

Afterward, Venditte seemed humbled by the experience and said it’s up to him to make himself more than a sideshow.