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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The righty yielded back-to-back singles, the first of five consecutive Rays who reached against him and rookie left-hander Payton Tolle.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Two of those came Sunday among the 12 strikeouts the Red Sox star left-hander dealt among the Yankees hitters.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The Twins went on the load the bases with no outs off Woodford, then win it against left-hander Andrew Saalfrank, who walked Trevor Larnach on five pitches to bring home Jhonny Pereda with the tying run, then allowed Keaschall’s no-doubter sac fly with all nine Diamondbacks playing in.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
That’s the main reason Sabathia was at the golf course on Tuesday, as his foundation hosted its fifth annual Golf Classic – the new sports passion for the big left-hander.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Two of those came Sunday among the 12 strikeouts the Red Sox star left-hander dealt among the Yankees hitters.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The Twins went on the load the bases with no outs off Woodford, then win it against left-hander Andrew Saalfrank, who walked Trevor Larnach on five pitches to bring home Jhonny Pereda with the tying run, then allowed Keaschall’s no-doubter sac fly with all nine Diamondbacks playing in.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
That’s the main reason Sabathia was at the golf course on Tuesday, as his foundation hosted its fifth annual Golf Classic – the new sports passion for the big left-hander.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for left-hander
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“Left-hander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/left-hander. Accessed 25 Sep. 2025.
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