Pat Venditte, 23, is Major League Baseball's only ambidextrous pitcher. The righty/lefty is more than just a Youtube star though... He is getting people out. At one point in April, the pitcher's ERA was 0.00 in 6 1/3 innings and hadn't blown a save in five games.

Venditte had 23 saves last year for the Staten Island Yankees, with a 0.83 ERA. 

The possibilities with Pat make him very intriguing. It takes all the strategy away from the other team as far as whether to use a right-handed or left-handed pinch-hitter. It also takes pitch counts out of the equation, because he can pitch darn near every day. 

Venditte is literally two different pitchers on the mound. From the right side, Venditte brings a 90 MPH fastball, a curve and a nice change. However from the left side, Venditte throws sidearm with a nasty slider and a change. He's a five pitch pitcher.

Venditte says that he knows he would never have made it this far without his special talent, but thanks to his parents encouraging the use of both hands at an early age he is closing in on his dream of playing in "the show." 

Here's an article from Rick Reilly about Venditte.

How do you beat a guy who throws righty and lefty? You don't.

And who can forget this ESPN clip of the cat-and-mouse game between Venditte and a Switch-Hitter.

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