When Shohei Ohtani arrived in the U.S. with visions of becoming the first two-way Major League Baseball player in a century, few in the sport actually believed the experiment would work.
But the Los Angeles Angels let him try to achieve what was thought to be impossible—and three MVP trophies later, it’s fair to say that Ohtani has proved the doubters wrong.
“Because they had the willingness to do it,” Seattle Mariners assistant general manager Andy McKay says, “we all get to see a generational type of player doing something that is just unbelievable. “
Which brings us to Jurrangelo Cijntje.
Cijntje (pronounced SAIN-ja) is perhaps the top pitching prospect in the Mariners’ organization. That would probably be the case even if he threw exclusively with his right hand.
Except as he begins his professional career, Cijntje aspires for more. He says he wants “to do something that nobody has done before”—by excelling at the highest level as a true switch pitcher.
To watch Cijntje on the mound is like witnessing the aurora borealis in your own backyard. Onlookers can hardly fathom that what they’re seeing is real. As a righty, Cijntje can fire a fastball as hard as 99 mph, along with a quality change up and slider. Then he switches his custom glove to his other hand and throws 93 mph as a lefty.
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