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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After recording the second out of the inning, the right-hander was unable to finish the frame.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Svanson and fellow rookie right-handers Andre Granillo and Gordon Graceffo may get a shot to close.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
It's hardly been the rookie season Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki would have drawn up for himself.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The right-hander led the NL in strikeouts in 2023 en route to a fourth-place Cy Young finish, then missed almost all of 2024 with non-Tommy John elbow surgery, and significant time in 2025 with a hamstring strain.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Svanson and fellow rookie right-handers Andre Granillo and Gordon Graceffo may get a shot to close.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
It's hardly been the rookie season Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki would have drawn up for himself.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The right-hander led the NL in strikeouts in 2023 en route to a fourth-place Cy Young finish, then missed almost all of 2024 with non-Tommy John elbow surgery, and significant time in 2025 with a hamstring strain.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Right-hander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right-hander. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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