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Our starting pitcher is a lefty.
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Max Fried will give them a great shot at that, as the lefty is 6-0 with a 1.29 ERA this season.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
And at-bats against lefties were far and few between before, and so now to get some at-bats against them and compete to be an everyday guy, that’s a good feeling.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
Schwarber has produced 17 home runs this season for the Phillies, and nine of them have came against lefties.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Lindor’s uncharacteristic issues against lefties — he’s generally been a bit better from the right side over his career — allowed opposing teams to consistently bring in a left-handed reliever to face the Mets’ top of the order.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
And at-bats against lefties were far and few between before, and so now to get some at-bats against them and compete to be an everyday guy, that’s a good feeling.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
Schwarber has produced 17 home runs this season for the Phillies, and nine of them have came against lefties.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Lindor’s uncharacteristic issues against lefties — he’s generally been a bit better from the right side over his career — allowed opposing teams to consistently bring in a left-handed reliever to face the Mets’ top of the order.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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“Lefty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lefty. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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