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Watch: Jimmy Rollins shares video of first left-handed at-bat in little league

Perhaps the two most iconic hits in Jimmy Rollins’ illustrious career with the Philadelphia Phillies came from the left side of the plate.

On the final day of the 2007 season, he tripled into the right-field corner, allowing him to join the exclusive 20-20-20-20 (home runs, triples, doubles, steals) club.

In Game 4 of the 2009 NLCS Rollins laced a ball into the right-center field gap off of Los Angeles Dodgers closer Jonathan Broxton, allowing Carlos Ruiz to score from first base, extending the Phillies lead in the series to 3-1.

Once upon a time, though, Rollins was a natural right-handed hitter, flirting with the idea of becoming a switch-hitter.