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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On to the 13th The Dodgers went down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 12th inning, as Braydon Fisher sat down Will Smith to begin the frame and left-hander Eric Lauer entered to retire Teoscar Hernández and Max Muncy.
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Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
Several standout starting pitchers are likely to be available too, led by left-handers Framber Valdez and Ranger Suárez, along with a pair of right-handers who pitched for the Padres this season, Dylan Cease and Michael King.
—Jim Bowden, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2025
Nine of the turns at Coronado are in the neighborhood of 90 degrees, with two, tight 90-degree left-handers within a quarter-mile of the start-finish line.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the Yankees were trying to get after Red Sox rookie left-hander Connelly Early, a 23-year-old who thrived in four regular-season starts.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
Several standout starting pitchers are likely to be available too, led by left-handers Framber Valdez and Ranger Suárez, along with a pair of right-handers who pitched for the Padres this season, Dylan Cease and Michael King.
—Jim Bowden, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2025
Nine of the turns at Coronado are in the neighborhood of 90 degrees, with two, tight 90-degree left-handers within a quarter-mile of the start-finish line.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the Yankees were trying to get after Red Sox rookie left-hander Connelly Early, a 23-year-old who thrived in four regular-season starts.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Left-hander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/left-hander. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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