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The rookie righty has coughed up 11 homers in 11 starts this year, surrendering at least one in seven of his last nine games after allowing zero home runs through his first three starts.—Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 The final Tier 2 name was another defenseman, WHL righty Daxon Rudolph.—Corey Pronman, New York Times, 11 June 2026 The righty was later pulled after allowing singles to the first two batters of the fifth inning, both of whom later scored and counted against Morris’ statline.—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026 The righty has six home runs and, entering the day, led the Padres in batting average and on-base-plus-slugging percentage.—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for righty