Both sides now: Twins switch hitters to homer righthanded and lefthanded in same game

August 30, 2017 at 5:36AM

BOTH SIDES

Jorge Polanco became the fifth Twins switch hitter to hit a home run righthanded and lefthanded in the same game Tuesday night against the White Sox. The first, Roy Smalley, was in the Fox Sports North broadcast booth doing color commentary on the game. Here is the list:

PlayerOpponentDate

Roy SmalleyRed Sox5/30/1986

Chili DavisRoyals10/2/1992

Ryan DoumitRoyals7/22/2012

Kennys VargasAstros8/11/2016

Jorge PolancoWhite Sox8/29/2017

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