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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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.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The veteran left-hander is scheduled to make his final regular-season start on Sunday in Seattle but is not expected to be in the starting rotation for the best-of-three wild card series next week.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
With the top of Cleveland’s order up in the form of the lefty Kwan, Hinch brought in right-hander Kyle Finnegan rather than a left-hander such as Tyler Holton.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
The righty yielded back-to-back singles, the first of five consecutive Rays who reached against him and rookie left-hander Payton Tolle.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The veteran left-hander is scheduled to make his final regular-season start on Sunday in Seattle but is not expected to be in the starting rotation for the best-of-three wild card series next week.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
With the top of Cleveland’s order up in the form of the lefty Kwan, Hinch brought in right-hander Kyle Finnegan rather than a left-hander such as Tyler Holton.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
The righty yielded back-to-back singles, the first of five consecutive Rays who reached against him and rookie left-hander Payton Tolle.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Left-hander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/left-hander. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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