southpaw
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Itauma came out with real intent, landing straight lefts from his southpaw stance.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
But Fury quickly found rhythm, picking apart Makhmudov's high guard and limited movement with counters, switching between southpaw and orthodox.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
The diminutive southpaw came out of retirement last year.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
The southpaw appeared in a career-high 75 games in 2025, recording a 3.18 earned-run average, 61 strikeouts and 34 walks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
Anyone with two eyes could tell I was sweet on a southpaw pitcher with big dreams.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
He averages 23.9 against southpaws compared with 31.3 against right-handers - helpful for England because Tongue and Atkinson's records are almost a mirror image.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
San Juan Hills senior quarterback Timmy Herr, one of a couple southpaws at Mission Viejo, was accurate and controlled, much like he was last year for the Stallions and coach Rob Frith.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2025
Manager Dave Martinez said he sat the left-handed-hitting García to give him rest but also because he wanted him to work on his approach against southpaws.
From Washington Post ● May 2, 2023
While this was easy enough to do on the left wrist, southpaws would have to reach all the way over in an uncomfortable way to use the feature.
From The Verge ● Jul. 27, 2022
It was Peter Neale who proved years later that there were definite exceptions to the accepted theory that lefthanded batters do badly against southpaws.
From The Boy Grew Older by Heywood Broun
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