![Patrick Venditte](https://chsfomaha.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/venditte-HOF-headshot.jpg)
Pat made Major League Baseball history as the first ambidextrous pitcher in the modern era. His unique skill led to a change in baseball’s rules unofficially dubbed “The Venditte Rule” which requires the pitcher to declare his pitching hand before facing each batter. Pat was second-team All-State at Central and an All-American pitcher for Creighton before being drafted by The New York Yankees in 2008. In June 2015, he became just the second Central grad to play in the big leagues. Pat pitched in five major league seasons with Oakland, Toronto, LA Dodgers, Seattle, San Francisco and Miami, striking out 58 batters in 72 innings and compiling a 4.73 ERA. He also twice pitched for Italy in the World Baseball Classic and numerous international completions. He was named to Creighton’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2021.