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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The Nationals immediately responded with their barrage in the fourth against Boyd and right-hander Ben Brown with a six-run frame that the Cubs struggled to chip away at.
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Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
But the right-hander rebounded by striking out the next three hitters, foreshadowing what turned out to be a historic outing.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
The teams resume the four-game series on Friday, with lefty Yusei Kikuchi starting for Los Angeles opposite right-hander Mike Burrows.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
The Mets had just tagged the Pittsburgh Pirates’ flame-throwing ace for five runs in the first inning on Thursday afternoon, and a sellout crowd of 41,449 — many of them standing — let the right-hander hear it.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
But the right-hander rebounded by striking out the next three hitters, foreshadowing what turned out to be a historic outing.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
The teams resume the four-game series on Friday, with lefty Yusei Kikuchi starting for Los Angeles opposite right-hander Mike Burrows.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
The Mets had just tagged the Pittsburgh Pirates’ flame-throwing ace for five runs in the first inning on Thursday afternoon, and a sellout crowd of 41,449 — many of them standing — let the right-hander hear it.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Right-hander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right-hander. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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