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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Mater Dei third-string quarterback Trevor Scott is a left-hander standing 6–foot-4, whose skill set showed rawness as well as potential.
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Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
Reliever Turns Starter Only converted closer Clay Holmes, who left the Yankees for a three-year, $38 million Mets contract, and left-hander David Peterson (one year at $4.63 million) have held onto their Opening Day spots in the rotation of manager Carlos Mendoza.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Crowell, a left-hander who also plays first base, tied the 4A championship game records for fewest hits allowed by a pitcher, set in 2004, and for the most hits by a batter, most recently accomplished in 2001.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
In addition, left-hander Sean Manaea, who appeared to be nearing a return from an oblique injury suffered in spring training, was diagnosed with a bone chip in his elbow following his most recent rehab appearance for Triple-A Syracuse last Friday.
—Jerry Beach, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2025
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Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
Reliever Turns Starter Only converted closer Clay Holmes, who left the Yankees for a three-year, $38 million Mets contract, and left-hander David Peterson (one year at $4.63 million) have held onto their Opening Day spots in the rotation of manager Carlos Mendoza.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Crowell, a left-hander who also plays first base, tied the 4A championship game records for fewest hits allowed by a pitcher, set in 2004, and for the most hits by a batter, most recently accomplished in 2001.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
In addition, left-hander Sean Manaea, who appeared to be nearing a return from an oblique injury suffered in spring training, was diagnosed with a bone chip in his elbow following his most recent rehab appearance for Triple-A Syracuse last Friday.
—Jerry Beach, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2025
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“Left-hander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/left-hander. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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