Can a batter become a switch hitter in the middle of the count?
Yes, under pro rules the batter may switch from one side of the plate to the other during an at-bat. No rule prohibits the batter from doing so. (There is a professional interpretation that when you have a switch hitter and an ambidextrous pitcher, each may change only once during an at bat. But that would be a rare situation.) The only prohibition (under normal circumstances) is that the batter cannot switch once the pitcher is in position ready to pitch. If he changes from one side of the plate to the other once the pitcher is in position, the batter is out. 6.06 A batter is out for illegal action when (b) He steps from one batter’s box to the other while the pitcher is in position ready to pitch…
