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What kind of pitcher is a southpaw?

Retry Correct Incorrect This one doesn’t make a whole lot of sense in modern stadiums, but the term apparently refers to a time when many ballparks faced the same direction — which meant that lefties’ arms were facing the south.

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What kind of pitcher is a southpaw?

• A pitcher who throws righthanded
• A pitcher with long arms
• A pitcher who doesn’t throw hard
• A pitcher who throws lefthanded