left-hander
noun
left-hand·er
ˈleft-ˈhan-dər 
ˈlef-ˈtan-
: a left-handed person
especially
: a pitcher who throws with the left hand
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Both left-handers have bullpen experience, while Lynch has produced a 3.21 ERA in five spring appearances.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2025
The White Sox acquired Teel and Braden Montgomery as part of a four-player package from the Boston Red Sox in an offseason trade for star left-hander Garrett Crochet.
—John Perrotto, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
On deck: Wes Benjamin, a left-hander signed late last month after three years in the KBO, will start against the Brewers, 1:10 p.m.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
Worth noting Willy Adames and Wilmer Flores hit back-to-back home runs off A’s left-hander Jeffrey Springs.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2025
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2025
The White Sox acquired Teel and Braden Montgomery as part of a four-player package from the Boston Red Sox in an offseason trade for star left-hander Garrett Crochet.
—John Perrotto, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
On deck: Wes Benjamin, a left-hander signed late last month after three years in the KBO, will start against the Brewers, 1:10 p.m.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
Worth noting Willy Adames and Wilmer Flores hit back-to-back home runs off A’s left-hander Jeffrey Springs.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Left-hander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/left-hander. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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