Baseball Question About Batters?

Question

Why is it better to have a right-handed hitter against a left-handed pitcher or a left-handed batter against a right-handed pitcher?

Answer 1

because a right handed batter can see the ball easier when it comes out of a left handed pitchers hand and vice versa.  also when the pitcher throws the ball it usually breaks, even a fastball, so it breaks inward so the ball gets pulled

Answer 2

Easier to see the ball. If a lefty pitches to a lefty because hes lefthanded it will seem like his arm will be coming right to him.

Answer 3

Because a left-handed batter can track the pitch from a right-handed pitcher better and vise-versa.

Answer 4

It's not necessarily.  It all depends on the pitcher and the hitter.  Left handed hitters do not see left-handed breaking balls very often.  That is a ball breaking away from them.  So when a left handed pitcher is in the game, some might say the left-handed hitter is at a disadvantage.  Right handed hitters see balls breaking away from them quite often, so it is not a disadvantage for a right handed hitter to face a right handed pitcher.  A Left handed curve ball breaks toward a right handed hitter, so again no disadvantage here.  

Answer 5

it is easier for the batter to hit the ball and see it coming out of the pitchers hand a left vs. lefty is the toughest.

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Answer 6

It's easier to pick up the off-speed pitch right out of the hand.