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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His four homers with the Reds have been split evenly between left- and right-handers.
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C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The Dodgers will start left-hander Blake Snell in Game 1 with right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 2.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
The other option for Cora and the Red Sox is right-hander Payton Tolle.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
The right-hander struck out more than 100 batters during the regular season.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
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C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The Dodgers will start left-hander Blake Snell in Game 1 with right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 2.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
The other option for Cora and the Red Sox is right-hander Payton Tolle.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
The right-hander struck out more than 100 batters during the regular season.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Right-hander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right-hander. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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