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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If the Pirates are out of the hunt, Kansas City could be an ideal spot for the right-hander to land.
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
The 24-year-old right-hander finished with a 4.19 ERA in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The Yankees were willing to enter the season with Weaver, whose emergence gave them enough empirical evidence that the right-hander was up the role.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Following five scoreless frames, Dodgers right-hander Dustin May was chased with one out in the sixth, giving up a run on two singles and a walk to get the hook after 83 pitches.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
The 24-year-old right-hander finished with a 4.19 ERA in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The Yankees were willing to enter the season with Weaver, whose emergence gave them enough empirical evidence that the right-hander was up the role.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Following five scoreless frames, Dodgers right-hander Dustin May was chased with one out in the sixth, giving up a run on two singles and a walk to get the hook after 83 pitches.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Right-hander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right-hander. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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