Pat Venditte pitch with both arms in MLB debut for Oakland Athletics

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Pat Venditte made his much-anticipated major-league debut on Friday night. Venditte isn't a highly touted prospect; in fact, he was an eight-year minor-league veteran. But he can do something no one else in Major League Baseball can do — pitch effectively both left-handed and right-handed.Venditte entered in the seventh inning, with Red Sox organist Josh Kantor playing Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now." He had thrown warmup pitches with his right hand, then switched to his left to face lefty Brock Holt. After Holt grounded out to first, Venditte put his glove on his left hand and pitched to righty Hanley Ramirez, who singled on the second pitch. Then, still pitching with his right arm, he got righty Mike Napoli to ground into an inning-ending double play.Fans might stare when Venditte switches his special glove from one hand to the other, depending on the batter. But the Athletics promoted him because he pitched very well this season at Triple-A Nashville.Venditte pitched two full innings on Friday, allowing zero runs and one hit with one strikeout. He gave up a single to Hanley Ramirez in the seventh, but then induced a double play grounder. And yes, he made warm-up pitches with both arms.