Best Current Switch Hitters In MLB

Switch Hitters In MLB include Ehire Adrianza, Ozzie Albies, and Josh Bell. Switcher hitters can adapt to different types of pitchers.

In the 2023 season, there are numerous sluggers in Major League Baseball. Some players with such abilities include Jeimer Candelario, Victor Caratini, Willi Castro, Eduardo Escobar, Yasmani Grandal, and more.

Some of the MLB switch hitters in 2023 are explained below:

Ehire Adrianza

Ehire Adrianza is a baseball shortstop for the Atlanta Braves. He has previously played for the San Francisco Giants, Minnesota Twins, and Washington Nationals.

Adrianza began his career with DSL Giants in 2006. He made his professional debut in 2013 for the San Francisco Giants.

Adrianza became a regular infielder for the Twins in 2018. 

Through the 2022 season, he has a batting average of .239, 29 home runs, and 149 Runs Batted In. He is known for throwing right and switching batting.

Yency Almonte

Yency Almonte is a baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is also a player with incredible slugging abilities.

Almonte started his career playing for the Los Angeles Angels. However, Chicago White Sox acquired him in a trade for Gordon Beckham in 2015.

Yency spent four years after being traded to the Colorado Rockies. He began his career in MLB in 2018. He signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers and eventually made it to the major league roster in 2022.

Josh Bell

Josh Bell is a first baseman and plays for the Cleveland Guardians. He debuted his MLB career in 2016 with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The player has also played for the Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres. He entered professional baseball in 2012 with the West Virginia Power.

Bell was named the Florida State League Player of the Year in 2014. He played for the Altoona Curve in 2015 before being advanced to the Indianapolis Indians.

In July 2016, he was promoted to the major leagues and became an All-Star in 2019. He broke the National League record for most home runs by a rookie slugger in September 2017.

Willi Castro

Willi Castro is a Puerto Rican baseball player for the Minnesota Twins. He made his first-ever MLB debut with the Detroit Tigers in 2019.

Cleveland Indians signed Castro as an international free agent in 2013. He played with minor league teams in Cleaveland. He was traded to the Detroit Tigers in 2018.

Willi was demoted to AAA Toledo in 2021 after some defensive struggles, but the MLB later placed him on the roster.

In the 2021 season, he had a .220 batting average, nine home runs, 38 RBIs, and nine stolen bases in 125 games.

The player was optioned to AAA Toledo to start the season, but the Tigers later called him before becoming a free agent in November 2022. He signed a deal with the Minnesota Twins in December 2022.

Víctor Caratini

Victor Caratini is a Puerto Rican baseball catcher and plays for the Milwaukee Brewers. He started his career with the Atlanta Braves.

Chicago Cubs acquired him in 2015 after being traded. He played in the minors for a few years and later made his first MLB debut with the Cubs in 2017.

San Diego Padres acquired him after a trade in 2020. Caratini caught two no-hitters with the Padres.

He is the first catcher in MLB history to catch consecutive no-hitters for two teams.

Milwaukee Brewers acquired Caratini in 2022 after a trade where he hit his second career walk-off home run against Chicago Cubs.

J. T. Chargois

J. T. Chargois is a player for the Miami Marlins. He made his MLB debut with the Minnesota Twins in 2016.

J. T. has played for several teams, such as Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, and Tampa Bay Rays. He was also in the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball.

He signed with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in 2020 before joining the Seattle Mariners in 2021. The Mariners traded him and Austin Shenton to the Tampa Bay Rays in July 2021.

He was again traded to Marlins as a pitcher in November 2022.

Switch Hitters On The Mets

Switch hitters on the Mets' active roster are Adam Ottavino, Eduardo Escobar, and Francisco Lindor. Ottavino is the pitcher of the New York Mets.

Eduardo Escobar

Eduardo Escobar is a Venezuelan third baseman for the New York Mets of MLB. He began his professional career in 2011 with Chicago White Sox.

He has played for several teams, including the Minnesota Twins, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Milwaukee Brewers. New York Mets in December 2021 acquired him in a trade.

He hit for the cycle in a game against the San Diego Padres in 2022. With that feat, he became the 11th player in Mets history to accomplish it and the first to hit for the cycle at Petco Park.

Adam Ottavino

Adam Ottavino is a pitcher for the New York Mets in MLB. Ottavino played for the Northeastern Huskies baseball team, and the St. Louis Cardinals selected him for the MLB draft.

Adam has played for several teams, including the Cardinals, the Colorado Rockies, the Boston Red Sox, and the New York Yankees, and joined the Mets. He has won numerous awards and holds records for strikeouts.

Francisco Lindor

Francisco Lindor is a baseball shortstop for the New York Mets. Cleveland Indians drafted Lindor in the first round of the 2011 MLB draft.

He had a successful minor league career winning various awards and recognitions. He was selected for the 2012 All-Star Futures Game.

Lidor made his major league debut in 2015 and played for the Indians until 2020. Lindor has won several awards, including a Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, and All-Star selections.

The player joined New York Mets in 2021.

Switch Hitters In The NL East

Switch Hitters in the NL East include Ozzie Albies, Xavier Edwards, and Eduardo Escobar. There are eight switch sluggers in NL East in the MLB roster.

National League East is one of the six divisions in Major League Baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates were the most successful teams in the division, with a combined 15 trophies of 25 championships.

Currently, there are five members of teams in the league. 

As per the active roster on 4th May 2023, there are three each slugger from New York Mets and Washington Nationals. One player is from Atlanta Braves, and one is from Miami Marlins.

Ozzie Albies

Ozzie Albies is a talented second baseman from Willemstad. He is one of the top players in the MLB with switch-hitting abilities.

Albies debuted with the Atlanta Braves in August 2017 and has been with the team ever since. He has a batting average of .271, 107 home runs, and 372 runs batted in.

He has earned multiple All-Star honors, including in 2018 and 2021, and helped lead the Braves to a World Series championship in 2021.

All-MLB Second Team and the Silver Slugger Award were given to him for his performance.

Xavier Edwards

Xavier Edwards is an infielder for the Miami Marlins in Major League Baseball. He was picked in the 2018 MLB draft by San Diego Padres.

Xavier made his professional debut with the AZL Padres. He began with the Fort Wayne TinCaps and earned Midwest League All-Star honors in 2019.

Edwards was traded to the Miami Marlins on 15th November 2022 and was sent to the Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp for the start of the 2023 season.

He made his major league debut in May 2023.

Jeimer Candelario

Jeimer Candelario is a third baseman for the Washington Nationals. He entered the Chicago Cubs in September 2010.

Jeimer has played for the Dominican Republic national baseball team. He was traded to the Detroit Tigers in 2017, where he played as their regular third baseman in 2018.

Candelario was optioned to the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens but got called up toward the end of the season in 2019. He was named AL Player of the Week for September 7-13 in 2020.

Keibert Ruiz

Keibert Ruiz is a catcher for the Washington Nationals in MLB. He began his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Ruiz was the Minor League Player of the Year for the Dodgers in 2017. He was promoted to the majors in August 2020, where he hit a home run in his debut game.

He was traded to the Washington Nationals in July 2021.

Ildemaro Vargas

Ildemaro Vargas is an infielder for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball. He began his career with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2008.

Vargas has played for several teams, including the Arizona Diamondbacks, Minnesota Twins, Chicago Cubs, and Pittsburgh Pirates. Vargas has played for multiple minor league teams as well. 

NL central switch hitters

The NL Central is one of the six divisions of the league in MLB.

After its establishment in 1994, was made relocating the regional teams from the National League West which includes Cincinnati Reds and Houston Astros.

Some other teams were brought into the NL Central including Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Cardinals.

Milwaukee Brewers moved from the American League Central to NL Central in 1998 making it the largest division. Houston Astros left the division in 2013 and moved to the AL West.

Cardinals are dominant in the division with 12 of 25 championships win and three wild card spots. The cubs are in second position with six championships and three wild card wins. At the present time, the Cardinals are the NL Central champion, winning their 12th in 2022.

Best switch hitters in baseball include Mickey Mantle, Eddie Murray, and Chipper Jones. Carlos Beltran and Pete Rose are also top switch hitters. 

Chilli Davis is a three-time all-star and one of only five sluggers to hit a home run from both sides of the plate in the same game at least 11 times. He is one of the greatest sluggers in the major league.

George Davis was a versatile player who played from 1890 to 1909. Bernie Williams was a well-rounded outfielder who won four Gold Gloves and four World Series rings.

Tim Raines made it to seven straight All-Star Teams. Roberto Alomar was famous for his 12 consecutive All-Star appearances. Pete Rose was the all-time hit leader.

Carlos Beltran had over 2,700 hits and 435 home runs in his career and is a renowned player. Chipper Jones had 5,000 at-bats, a .300 average, a .400 on-base percentage, and a .500 slugging percentage. 

Mickey Mantle and Eddy Murray are considered the greatest sluggers of all time. They had incredible career records in the baseball games.