How to Use left-hander in a Sentence

left-hander

noun
  • Still, the best years were yet to come, both for the team and for its star left-hander.
    — Alex Williams, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • That should get through to the guys who’ve been struggling against left-handers.
    — Jon Marks, Miami Herald, 30 June 2024
  • The left-hander scattered seven hits and struck out four in five innings.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Ray’s outing was the best that the veteran left-hander has looked in quite some time.
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
  • Young, the 29-year-old left-hander, doesn’t pitch anything like Sims.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The left-hander was backed up by a defense that played one of its crisper games in recent memory.
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2025
  • The Phillies will send left-hander Christopher Sanchez to the mound.
    — Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
  • Ohtani singled in the sixth and grounded out against left-hander Tim Mayza in the eighth.
    — Ian Harrison, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2023
  • The question with Sanchez is whether the Marlins will give him more at-bats against left-handers.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The rookie left-hander allowed four earned runs on six hits, including two home runs, walked one and struck out six.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026
  • Twice the veteran left-hander squandered it in the bottom half of the inning.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The left-hander flashed glimpses of his Cy Young form but made just seven starts due to a left hamstring strain.
    — Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The Mariners left-hander has been nearly unhittable.
    — Andy Behrens, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • The 6-foot-5 junior left-hander from Clovis has emerged both on the mound and at the plate for the Aztecs.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Meanwhile, left-hander Jordan Montgomery has been named the starter for the Rangers.
    — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 28 Oct. 2023
  • The left-hander needed 29 pitches to get through the first inning but only 55 in the next four.
    — David O'Brien, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The sophomore left-hander struck out Stewart and pitched a ball that Vrazel caught in center field to end the inning.
    — Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The Yankees improved to 13-17 in games started by left-handers this year.
    — Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2024
  • On April 14, the 26-year-old left-hander entered a game against the Mets and faced eight batters.
    — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 May 2023
  • The sophomore left-hander threw 41 pitches in the first inning as almost anything that could go wrong for the Longhorns did.
    — ABC News, 13 June 2026
  • The rookie left-hander pitched five scoreless innings to start his night but was pulled after allowing three straight singles in the bottom of the sixth.
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
  • Rookie left-hander Connelly Early has the ball.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
  • That was more than enough for rookie left-hander Connelly Early, who allowed just a solo home run over six strong innings.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The Chicago Cubs’ left-hander had Tommy John surgery in 2017.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
  • Cease got Profar on a groundout before Shildt came out of the dugout and called left-hander Adrián Morejón in from the bullpen.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Making his fifth major league start, the rookie left-hander allowed only Oswald Peraza's two-out double in the fourth.
    — CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • Making his fifth major league start, the rookie left-hander allowed only Oswald Peraza's two-out double in the fourth.
    — ABC News, 19 June 2026
  • Handshakes and High Fives As the splitter rises in popularity, why do left-handers rarely throw the pitch?
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • Two of those came Sunday among the 12 strikeouts the Red Sox star left-hander dealt among the Yankees hitters.
    — Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Sophomore left-hander Alex Kontogouris allowed one run as the Royals’ pitcher.
    — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026

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