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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The 28-year-old has been released by the Pirates to facilitate the move and will follow first baseman Bob Seymour and right-hander Roansy Contreras as players jumping from MLB to NPB this offseason.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 Nov. 2025
Their first-round picks in the previous two years, right-hander Will Bednar and outfielder Hunter Bishop, are not viewed as candidates to be snatched away by a rival club, either.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
In other roster moves, outfielders Jake Fraley and Christopher Morel were designated for assignment by the Rays, who traded infielder Tanner Murray and outfielder Everson Pereira to the Chicago White Sox for right-handers Yoendrys Gómez and Steven Wilson.
—CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
The Diamondbacks could lose pitcher Zac Gallen to free agency this winter despite a bit of a down year from the right-hander.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Nov. 2025
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 Nov. 2025
Their first-round picks in the previous two years, right-hander Will Bednar and outfielder Hunter Bishop, are not viewed as candidates to be snatched away by a rival club, either.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
In other roster moves, outfielders Jake Fraley and Christopher Morel were designated for assignment by the Rays, who traded infielder Tanner Murray and outfielder Everson Pereira to the Chicago White Sox for right-handers Yoendrys Gómez and Steven Wilson.
—CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
The Diamondbacks could lose pitcher Zac Gallen to free agency this winter despite a bit of a down year from the right-hander.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Nov. 2025
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“Right-hander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right-hander. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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