How to Use left-hander in a Sentence

left-hander

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• Still, the best years were yet to come, both for the team and for its star left-hander.
  — Alex Williams, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
• The 6-foot-5 junior left-hander from Clovis has emerged both on the mound and at the plate for the Aztecs.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2023
• That should get through to the guys who’ve been struggling against left-handers.
  — Jon Marks, Miami Herald, 30 June 2024
• Ohtani singled in the sixth and grounded out against left-hander Tim Mayza in the eighth.
  — Ian Harrison, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2023
• On April 14, the 26-year-old left-hander entered a game against the Mets and faced eight batters.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 May 2023
• Young, the 29-year-old left-hander, doesn’t pitch anything like Sims.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 27 Apr. 2023
• The two main breaks start with the Groins, a big left-hander on the north side of Westport’s marina.
  — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 28 July 2024
• The Red Sox have a left-handed heavy lineup, and Young is the only left-hander in the Reds’ bullpen.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 2 June 2023
• The question with Sanchez is whether the Marlins will give him more at-bats against left-handers.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2024
• The misplay put left-hander Tarik Skubal in a bind from the beginning.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2023
• Teaming with left-hander Ethan Schiefelbein on the mound, Corona proved to be the No. 1 team in the nation.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024
• Meanwhile, left-hander Jordan Montgomery has been named the starter for the Rangers.
  — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 28 Oct. 2023
• The Yankees improved to 13-17 in games started by left-handers this year.
  — Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2024
• Russell, a left-hander, pitched for the Cubs, Braves and Phillies in a seven-year career that ended in 2016.
  — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2024
• Twice the veteran left-hander squandered it in the bottom half of the inning.
  — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2023
• Los Angeles left-hander Alex Vesia pitched a perfect ninth inning for his first save of the year.
  — Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
• Gray, a senior left-hander headed to U of L, allowed six hits and struck out seven.
  — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 14 May 2023
• The 35-year-old left-hander has pitched six scoreless innings, struck out 10 batters and allowed just two hits in six outings with the Rangers.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 18 July 2023
• Sears, 27, the compact left-hander who arrived with Waldichuk from the Yankees in the Frankie Montas trade last summer, doesn’t share the hype or build of others in that group.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2023
• Quero, one of the better catching prospects in baseball, and Bush, a tall left-hander, were considered two of the few top prospects in the Angels farm system.
  — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
• Only one closer — left-hander Josh Hader — seems a sure thing.
  — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
• Fellow left-hander Wandy Peralta has held Ohtani to a two-for-seven mark with one walk in eight meetings.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
• The Razorback left-hander allowed a leadoff walk and a single past a diving Jones up the middle.
  — Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2023
• Julio Urías will get the nod for the first time in his career — a fitting honor for a left-hander who has emerged as one of the best pitchers in the sport over the last several seasons.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
• The 36-year-old left-hander threw 77 pitches in his seventh start after beginning the season in the minors.
  — Michael Wagaman, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2023
• Assad started in place of struggling left-hander Drew Smyly, who was moved to the bullpen earlier this week.
  — Ian Harrison, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2023
• Suárez exited with a 1-0 lead, but left-hander Cionel Pérez quickly gave that up in the seventh and ex-closer Craig Kimbrel allowed the go-ahead run in the eighth.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2024
• Against another tough left-hander, the rookie lashed a single up the middle, scoring Thomas in what would become a 7-5 win that snapped a three-game skid.
  — Spencer Nusbaum, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
• But Herz, a 6-foot-2 left-hander acquired from the Cubs at the trade deadline last season in the Jeimer Candelario deal, delivered one of the best starts in the majors this season.
  — Andrew Golden, Washington Post, 15 June 2024
• He’ll be joined by a wave of young starters, including 2024 first-rounder Hagen Smith, a left-hander from the University of Arkansas.
  — Phil Rogers, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024