righty
noun
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plural righties
Definition of righty
Examples of righty in a Sentence
Our starting pitcher is a righty.
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Williams back up, Smith down The Brewers added a fresh arm to their overworked bullpen by calling up right-hander Taylor Williams from Class AAA San Antonio and optioning righty Burch Smith to that club. — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Brewers catcher Yasmani Grandal appears on verge of one of his hot streaks at the plate," 24 July 2019 Adrian Morejon, Michel Baez provide more options for Padres bullpen stretched thin in tight situations CHICAGO — The plan for more than a month has been to bring up left-hander Adrian Morejon and righty Michel Baez early in the season’s second half. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Padres need Morejon, Baez now," 20 July 2019 Also, right-hander Jandel Gustave was added to the 40-man roster, and righty Travis Bergen (shoulder) was transferred to the 60-day injured list. — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, "Home sweet home? It’ll need to be if Giants hope to stay in playoff hunt," 18 July 2019 Defense wasn't always Davies' best friend, but the struggling righty was tagged with the four runs on four hits and a walk, and the Brewers have lost each of his past five starts. — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Diamondbacks 5, Brewers 2: Davies struggles again and bats can't overcome early deficit," 25 Aug. 2019 The righty cruised through seven strong innings in Miami, allowing just two hits while striking out 11. — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, "Tough August continues for Twins’ Jose Berrios in 9-6 loss to Tigers," 23 Aug. 2019 That’s why Bochy isn’t surprised the hard-throwing righty has become one of the team’s most dependable arms out of the bullpen. — Kerry Crowley, The Mercury News, "Giants’ bullpen struggling, but team may have struck gold with unlikely addition," 22 Aug. 2019 The 25-year-old Cuban righty made his major league debut earlier this season as a reliever. — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, "Rogelio Armenteros to start Saturday's Astros-Athletics game," 16 Aug. 2019 Before deGrom’s May 22 game against the Nationals, the righty threw his slider a quarter of the time. — Bradford William Davis, courant.com, "Jacob deGrom’s unhittable slider has him back in Cy Young conversation," 12 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'righty.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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righty
noun
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plural righties
Kids Definition of righty
: a right-handed person