left-handed

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The left-handed batter struggled for form towards the end of last summer and hit just one half-century in 16 innings across all formats this winter.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

"We're coming back to conditions that were foreign a few weeks ago, we then got to know him over three games here," said the left-handed Bethell, who bats a number three.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Yamamoto threw 20 pitches to a pair of his teammates, with right-handed hitting catcher Will Smith and left-handed hitting infielder Hyeseong Kim alternated at-bats.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

The left-handed Munsey started briskly with a flurry of fours to unsettle the Italy attack in the first six overs of the powerplay.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

He was left-handed, and it always fascinated me to see the way he handled things, like a street magician’s parlor tricks.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros