How to Use lefty in a Sentence
lefty
noun
- Our starting pitcher is a lefty.
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Judge is 2 for 4 with no homers against the crafty lefty.
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Andrew Mahoney,
BostonGlobe.com,
23 Sep. 2022
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The 6-foot-4 lefty is already throwing in the low-to-mid 90s.
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Joseph Hoyt,
Dallas News,
10 July 2022
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The lithe lefty is a stand-up guy, credit him for that.
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Christopher L. Gasper,
BostonGlobe.com,
9 Aug. 2022
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Moore first met Prager when the young lefty was still in sixth grade.
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Joseph Hoyt,
Dallas News,
29 Apr. 2021
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The sweet-swinging lefty is in line to be among the first picks in this year’s MLB draft.
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The Indianapolis Star,
21 Apr. 2023
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There, the lefty is … well, very efficient around the rim.
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Eric Walden,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
18 July 2022
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Good news for the Tigers: No team has hit worse against lefties than the Guardians.
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Ryan Ford,
Detroit Free Press,
17 Aug. 2023
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With a lefty on the mound, Nick Senzel would be a lock to be in the lineup.
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John Fay,
The Enquirer,
29 Sep. 2020
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The lefty didn’t touch his cutter over the course of 95 pitches.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
10 July 2024
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Joey Votto, the one lefty in the lineup, struck out three times.
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Bobby Nightengale,
The Enquirer,
12 Sep. 2021
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The lefty is back in the majors with his hometown M’s, with a shot at the playoffs.
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Ryan Ford,
Detroit Free Press,
5 Sep. 2022
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The lefty walked one and struck out seven, including two in the first and the side in the seventh.
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John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2023
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The lefty was optioned to Triple-A Durham on August 30.
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Tom Layberger,
Forbes,
24 Sep. 2021
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Joey Gallo is one of the few Rangers who wears the flap against lefties.
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Evan Grant,
Dallas News,
9 Mar. 2020
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The culprits, again, are the two big lefty bats in the lineup, Harper and Schwarber.
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Ryan Ford,
Detroit Free Press,
5 June 2023
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The Rangers went 26-32 in games when the opponent started a lefty.
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Dallas News,
5 Aug. 2020
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The list of lefties who can launch baseballs there is brief.
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Chandler Rome,
Houston Chronicle,
22 Oct. 2019
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Their height, along with the fact that Bourque is right-handed and Avery is a lefty.
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Rick Armstrong,
chicagotribune.com,
14 Sep. 2021
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The Sox sitting him sometimes when a lefty was on the mound didn’t help either.
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Julian McWilliams,
BostonGlobe.com,
5 Sep. 2022
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Sean Doolittle is the only other lefty in the team’s bullpen.
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Bobby Nightengale,
The Enquirer,
5 May 2021
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In his next at-bat against the 27-year-old lefty, Renfroe sent a shot into the Red Sox bullpen.
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Ken Powtak,
Star Tribune,
13 Aug. 2020
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Watson, the other notable lefty in the field, did his best.
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Carlos Monarrez,
Detroit Free Press,
3 July 2021
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Aaron Loup is the only other lefty in the Halos' bullpen.
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Greg Beacham,
Chron,
10 Apr. 2022
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With the bullpens, lefty bats do a lot more damage against the Nationals.
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Skip Snow,
USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire,
23 Oct. 2019
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Story swiped second on Rodriguez, a lefty who is quick to the plate.
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Julian McWilliams,
BostonGlobe.com,
13 Aug. 2023
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But other than a new face, there was no change from the lefty bias of the declining show’s MC.
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Paul Bedard,
Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2023
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The lefty from Chatham, Illinois, struck out a career-high 12 batters, but his team fell to the Rangers 5-2.
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The Courier-Journal,
31 July 2022
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The lefty posted a 3.75 ERA and could very well be a solid middle-of-the-rotation guy for some teams out there.
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Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
12 Feb. 2025
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That should be an advantage for Stanford’s line-up – the first five batters are all lefties.
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Harold Gutmann,
The Mercury News,
9 Feb. 2025
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