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Noun Concept
Categories: Handedness in baseball, Baseball strategy, Baseball pitching
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left-handed pitcher  left-hander  left hander  lefthander  lefty
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A baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand WordNet 3.0
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A baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In baseball, a left-handed specialist is a relief pitcher who throws left-handed and specializes in pitching to left-handed batters, weak right-handed batters, and switch-hitters who bat poorly right-handed. Wikipedia
Baseball relief pitcher who pitches left-handed and is effective when facing left-handed batters Wikidata
A left-handed relief pitcher who specializes in getting left-handed or poor right-handed switch batters out . Wiktionary
One who is left-handed. Wiktionary
A left-handed pitcher. Wiktionary
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Since home plate is generally in the southwest corner to avoid glare in the batter's eyes, a southpaw's pitching hand is to the south. Wiktionary
IS A
pitcher
reliever
DERIVATION
left
SPORT
baseball
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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left-handed pitcher, left-hander, left hander, lefthander, lefty, southpaw
Wikipedia
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left-handed specialist
Wikidata
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left-handed specialist
Wiktionary
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left-handed specialist, left-hander, southpaw
Wikipedia Redirections
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lefty specialist, Lefty specialists, LOOGY, right-handed specialist, ROOGY
Wikidata Alias
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lefty specialist, loogy

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