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 right-hander allowed eight runs on 11 hits in 3 1/3 innings, including six in the fourth.
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Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
The Dodgers did not have a hit against Rockies right-hander Chase Dollander until a single from Michael Conforto in the fifth inning.
—Field Level Media, Reuters, 9 Sep. 2025
The 23-year-old right-hander was overshadowed at Double-A early in the season by hard-throwing Nolan McLean and Jonah Tong, both now with the Mets.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
But it’s been six years since the Giants acquired Teng along with two more future big leaguers, outfielder Jaylin Davis and reliever Prelander Berroa, from the Minnesota Twins for right-hander Sam Dyson at the July 31 trade deadline in 2019.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
The Dodgers did not have a hit against Rockies right-hander Chase Dollander until a single from Michael Conforto in the fifth inning.
—Field Level Media, Reuters, 9 Sep. 2025
The 23-year-old right-hander was overshadowed at Double-A early in the season by hard-throwing Nolan McLean and Jonah Tong, both now with the Mets.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
But it’s been six years since the Giants acquired Teng along with two more future big leaguers, outfielder Jaylin Davis and reliever Prelander Berroa, from the Minnesota Twins for right-hander Sam Dyson at the July 31 trade deadline in 2019.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Right-hander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right-hander. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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