Definition

Noun: A baseball pitcher who throws the ball with their right hand. This is a specific term in baseball to describe a player's position and throwing arm.

Usage

This term is used to specify a pitcher's handedness in baseball contexts, such as team rosters, game strategy, and player statistics. - The manager brought in a right-handed pitcher to face the batter. - Our team needs to sign a reliable right-handed pitcher for the bullpen.

Advanced Usage

• Matchup Strategy: In baseball, managers often choose a right-handed pitcher to face a right-handed batter (or a left-handed pitcher to face a left-handed batter), as this is generally considered a favorable matchup. This strategic decision is often described using this term.
  • The opposing team has three left-handed hitters in a row, so we should use our right-handed pitcher.

Variants and Related Words

• RHP: A common abbreviation for "right-handed pitcher," frequently used in box scores, statistics, and roster lists.
  • The team's RHP has an excellent earned run average (ERA).
• Right-hander: A more general term that can refer to any right-handed person or player, but in a baseball context, it is often synonymous with "right-handed pitcher."
  • He's the best right-hander in the league.

Synonyms

• Right-hander (in baseball context)
• RHP (abbreviation)

Antonyms

• Left-handed pitcher: A baseball pitcher who throws with the left hand.
• LHP: The abbreviation for "left-handed pitcher."
• Southpaw: A common informal term for a left-handed pitcher.

Noun

1. (baseball) a pitcher who throws with the right hand