Official Site of the A's · Jun 5, 2015
Fellow ambi-thrower Harris thrilled for Venditte
Harris' ambidextrous feat 1:55 9/28/95: Expos pitcher Greg Harris displays his rare ability to throw with both arms as he retires the Reds as a lefty and righty Harris was the most recent Major League pitcher to do what Venditte will accomplish the first time the 29-year-old rookie faces a right-handed and a left-handed batter: pitch with both arms in a big league game.
It was Sept. 28, 1995, in the last week Harris' 15-year career in the Majors, when Harris, then a reliever for the Montreal Expos, finally was permitted by manager Felipe Alou to try out something he'd honed in warmups and side sessions for years.