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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And the right-hander was outstanding on the mound as well.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
There was a guy – a right-hander named Jim Tobin – who pitched for the Boston Braves and hit three home runs in a big league game back on May 13, 1942, when Major League Baseball had lost many of its stars like Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams to military service.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
The right-hander recorded three saves and four games finished thus far.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
The right-hander settled in after a first-inning homer and delivered the Jays’ first quality start of the postseason, finishing with two runs allowed in six innings of work.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
There was a guy – a right-hander named Jim Tobin – who pitched for the Boston Braves and hit three home runs in a big league game back on May 13, 1942, when Major League Baseball had lost many of its stars like Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams to military service.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
The right-hander recorded three saves and four games finished thus far.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
The right-hander settled in after a first-inning homer and delivered the Jays’ first quality start of the postseason, finishing with two runs allowed in six innings of work.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Right-hander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right-hander. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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