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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Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Though his time with the New York Yankees organization was relatively short, baseball history will remember a trailblazing left-hander who pitched for the team across two seasons in the early 1970s.
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Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
The sophomore left-hander threw 41 pitches in the first inning as almost anything that could go wrong for the Longhorns did.
—ABC News, 13 June 2026
Called up to fill Brayan Bello’s spot in the rotation, the rookie left-hander pitched well early but couldn’t keep the Rays at bay once Tampa Bay started getting traffic.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Sunday afternoon, the Rockies’ veteran left-hander stood on the mound at Coors Field and tipped his cap to the fans serenading him with cheers and applause.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 8 June 2026
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Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
The sophomore left-hander threw 41 pitches in the first inning as almost anything that could go wrong for the Longhorns did.
—ABC News, 13 June 2026
Called up to fill Brayan Bello’s spot in the rotation, the rookie left-hander pitched well early but couldn’t keep the Rays at bay once Tampa Bay started getting traffic.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Sunday afternoon, the Rockies’ veteran left-hander stood on the mound at Coors Field and tipped his cap to the fans serenading him with cheers and applause.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 8 June 2026
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“Left-hander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/left-hander. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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