Anthony Seigler Stopped Switch-Hitting — but has Rediscovered Other Side with Red Sox

Jul 11, 2026 - 04:25

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About a year ago, Anthony Seigler stopped switch-hitting.

He was still in the Milwaukee Brewers' minor league system, and he started facing left-handed pitchers from the left side of the plate.

More or less, at least for a stretch, Seigler abandoned his right-handed swing.

The righty swing is back now, though, and good thing.

For example, on Friday night Seigler yanked a home run while hitting righty:

Anthony Seigler has been such a spark plug for this team.

The man asked to start switch hitting again. Looks like it’s paying off 🤷‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/vKMHzFwPVS
— Tyler Milliken (@tylermilliken_) July 11, 2026

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It's obviously valuable if a player can be a good switch-hitter because it increases the flexibility of an overall roster.

It's also hard to switch-hit, though. It's not just two-times the extra practice -- it's more like 3X, because it's not just remembering another spot, it's training the body to do something similar from two totally opposite sides.

Plenty of players before Seigler have tried switch-hitting, and plenty have given up.

It seems unlikely that very few have given up and then shifted so quickly into having it figured out. That's what Seigler did, though.

It's the kind of revitalization that can give Seigler a long and successful MLB career, if he can stick with it.