left-handed

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Vanderbilt, who is left-handed, was injured in the second quarter trying to block a dunk by Oklahoma City’s Chet Holmgren, but his hand hit the backboard.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

As a left-handed opener, right-arm pacers bowling from round the wicket pose an immediate threat to Gay with the new ball.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

The left-handed batter struggled for form towards the end of last summer and hit just one half-century in 16 innings across all formats this winter.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

"We're coming back to conditions that were foreign a few weeks ago, we then got to know him over three games here," said the left-handed Bethell, who bats a number three.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

When he broke his right arm in an accident, he kept the score left-handed.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove