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Our starting pitcher is a righty.
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As the club announced on X, the Braves have claimed right-hander Osvaldo Bido from the Athletics and fellow righty Anthony Molina from the Colorado Rockies off waivers.
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
That gambit failed Friday, when the New York Mets claimed the righty off waivers.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
The 30-year-old righty was considered by some to have a chance to be the top available free agent starter this winter before injuries limited him to 15 starts in ‘25.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
The hard-throwing righty needed just five pitches to retire leadoff man Fernando Tatis Jr. and Luis Arraez and keep his team within one.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
That gambit failed Friday, when the New York Mets claimed the righty off waivers.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
The 30-year-old righty was considered by some to have a chance to be the top available free agent starter this winter before injuries limited him to 15 starts in ‘25.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
The hard-throwing righty needed just five pitches to retire leadoff man Fernando Tatis Jr. and Luis Arraez and keep his team within one.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Righty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/righty. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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