southpaw

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None of the free passes proved detrimental, though, as the southpaw was able to escape.

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  1. noun Slang A left-handed person, especially a left-handed baseball pitcher.

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  • The southpaw is a couple years off of Tommy John and threw almost 200 innings and had over 160 Ks. At 32, he might be poised to get even better. —  Blog updates
  • The Punjab southpaw was adjudged man of the match. —  Latest News Online - Express Indian
  • None of the free passes proved detrimental, though, as the southpaw was able to escape. —  Top Stories - Google News
  • Ronald Reagan switched from left to right-handed as his life evolved because the image of growing up as a southpaw was so negative. —  iVillage Today
  • The South Carolina southpaw was Seattle's third rounder in 1979 but his career was derailed by elbow injuries before he reached the big leagues. —  Texas Rangers
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  1. From the practice in baseball of arranging the diamond with the batter facing east to avoid the afternoon sun. A left-handed pitcher facing west would therefore have his pitching arm toward the south of the diamond.
 

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