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Our starting pitcher is a righty.
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His former Diamondbacks teammate, righty Merrill Kelly, returned to Arizona on a two-year, $40 million deal.
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
At the outset for the off-season, the club traded for veteran righty Sonny Gray, and got the Cardinals to throw in $20 million, to boot.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Paul Sewald, a 35-year-old righty, has 86 career saves but is a season-and-a-half removed from the peak of his effectiveness.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
Standing at 6-foot-5 and 225 pounds, Watson is a big-bodied righty who fits the mold of what the Red Sox have looked for in their pitchers over the past few years.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
At the outset for the off-season, the club traded for veteran righty Sonny Gray, and got the Cardinals to throw in $20 million, to boot.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Paul Sewald, a 35-year-old righty, has 86 career saves but is a season-and-a-half removed from the peak of his effectiveness.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
Standing at 6-foot-5 and 225 pounds, Watson is a big-bodied righty who fits the mold of what the Red Sox have looked for in their pitchers over the past few years.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Righty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/righty. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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