right-hander
noun
right-hand·er
ˈrīt-ˈhan-dər 
1
: a blow struck with the right hand
2
: a right-handed person
especially
: a right-handed pitcher
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After all, rookie right-hander had just dominated the New York Yankees with the kind of spotless command and premium stuff that convinced the Dodgers to sign him for $325 million in the offseason.
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
Winker was his final victim; the 23-year-old right-hander tied a career high with 11 strikeouts as the Rays cruised past the Nationals, 5-0, at Tropicana Field.
—Andrew Golden, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
Bivens’ winding baseball journey has taken the 30-year-old right-hander from France to West Virginia and almost out of the sport entirely until the Giants signed him out of independent ball a year and a half ago.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 30 June 2024
But the 34-year-old right-hander struggled mightily in his next two starts, allowing 16 hits and eight runs in 8 2/3 innings.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2024
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
Winker was his final victim; the 23-year-old right-hander tied a career high with 11 strikeouts as the Rays cruised past the Nationals, 5-0, at Tropicana Field.
—Andrew Golden, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
Bivens’ winding baseball journey has taken the 30-year-old right-hander from France to West Virginia and almost out of the sport entirely until the Giants signed him out of independent ball a year and a half ago.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 30 June 2024
But the 34-year-old right-hander struggled mightily in his next two starts, allowing 16 hits and eight runs in 8 2/3 innings.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2024
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“Right-hander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right-hander. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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