The tide of acceptance and inclusion is rising in professional sports, and Major League Baseball, bastion of open-minded thinking that it is, has just welcomed its first amphibious pitcher to its storied ranks.
At least, that's true if you read the East Oregonian. The newspaper recently printed a delightful typo in the headline of an article about Oakland A's pitcher Pat Venditte, who throws ambidextrously from the mound.
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Here's a look at the marvelous misprint, courtesy of Colorado State journalism adviser Neill Woelk.
Favorite headline of week. He pitches righty, lefty — and evidently, also underwater. Faces Aquaman in next outing. pic.twitter.com/efxaQxFp8Z— Neill Woelk (@NeillWoelk) June 8, 2015
A simple mistake -- but a hilarious mistake.
In other news, however: Holy crap, an ambidextrous pitcher! That's actually really cool. Venditte made his Major League debut on June 5, getting a strikeout in two scoreless innings. Check him out in action.
He's the first pitcher to throw with either hand in 20 years, according to ESPN, and wears a special six-fingered glove that fits on either hand while he hurls with the other.
Pretty awesome -- but not as awesome as seeing an amphibious pitcher take the mound. That's when we'll finally know we've made real progress toward becoming a better, more open and tolerant society.