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 Rays right-hander has given up just 15 hits over his last three starts, but five of those have been home runs.
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Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2025
It has been noted that if Robert is traded, Mets right-hander and No. 15 prospect Blade Tidwell will be the focal point of the trade.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
The right-hander went into Sunday with the National League’s second-lowest ERA (2.01).
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2025
Every April, Tylor Megill is lights-out through the month of April, but once the calendar turns to May, the right-hander turns into a different pitcher.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 May 2025
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Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2025
It has been noted that if Robert is traded, Mets right-hander and No. 15 prospect Blade Tidwell will be the focal point of the trade.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
The right-hander went into Sunday with the National League’s second-lowest ERA (2.01).
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2025
Every April, Tylor Megill is lights-out through the month of April, but once the calendar turns to May, the right-hander turns into a different pitcher.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 May 2025
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“Right-hander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right-hander. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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