How to Use lefty in a Sentence
lefty
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Judge is 2 for 4 with no homers against the crafty lefty.
—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.
—Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 10 July 2022
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The lithe lefty is a stand-up guy, credit him for that.
—Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2022
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The sweet-swinging lefty is in line to be among the first picks in this year’s MLB draft.
—The Indianapolis Star, 21 Apr. 2023
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There, the lefty is … well, very efficient around the rim.
—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.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 17 Aug. 2023
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The lefty didn’t touch his cutter over the course of 95 pitches.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 July 2024
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The lefty is back in the majors with his hometown M’s, with a shot at the playoffs.
—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.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2023
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The culprits, again, are the two big lefty bats in the lineup, Harper and Schwarber.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 5 June 2023
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The Sox sitting him sometimes when a lefty was on the mound didn’t help either.
—Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2022
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Story swiped second on Rodriguez, a lefty who is quick to the plate.
—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.
—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.
—The Courier-Journal, 31 July 2022
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The lefty would pair well with another blue-chip guard Labaron Philon.
—Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 1 Feb. 2023
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The 19-year-old, a natural lefty, has a reversible glove.
—Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2023
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Ferguson has been the Dodgers’ top lefty for most of this season.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023
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The other lefty who was in the rotation briefly after that was TJ House.
—Terry Pluto, cleveland, 23 July 2023
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The lefty from Oakland University has a sweet 3-point stroke and likes to play D.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2022
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And in that vein, lefty Blake Snell and the Padres’ motivations will be highly aligned.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2023
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The only blemish was Jake Cronenworth’s homer in the bottom of the fourth off lefty Alex Vesia.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
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What this means for Tampa Bay An extended injury to the 26-year-old lefty is a blow for the Rays.
—Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2023
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Michael Lorenzen’s groin issue means the 25-year-old lefty is in the rotation.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2023
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Always on the go, the lefty will attack the basket, push the ball and raise up, forever on the attack and the main driver of the high pace.
—Mark Deeks, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
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And, hey, look at Joc Pederson getting a rare start against a lefty.
—John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 July 2022
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The lefty ace was dialed in from the start, allowing just one hit (a bunt single) through the first 3.1 innings.
—Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2023
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The lefty allowed just one run on five hits over six innings, with six strikeouts.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2023
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Here, his picturesque lefty jumper is the main attraction.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2023
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The gangly lefty gave up his first hit with two outs in the third, worked out of a two-on, no-out jam in the fourth and stranded two more in the sixth.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2024
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Manaea went 3 2/3 innings without giving up a hit, but the Mets couldn’t give the lefty any run support in return.
—Abbey Mastrocco, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2024
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