southpaw
noun
a person who is left-handed.
southpaws
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pluralof southpaw.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
The Padres have two other southpaws in their bullpen in Adrian Morejon and Yuki Matsui, though Ohtani is a combined six for nine against those two.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2024
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
Curiously, being stacked with powerful righties didn’t help Toronto against left-handed starters — the Blue Jays were 12-20 in games started by southpaws.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2022
They've been tryin' southpaws and been beaten all over the lots.
From Baseball Joe in the Big League or, A Young Pitcher's Hardest Struggles by Lester Chadwick
