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Saturday marked his return from paternity leave, as the lefty and his wife welcomed their first child on Wednesday.—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026 Counsell kept Ballesteros in the game despite the Dodgers bringing in a lefty, Jack Dreyer, in a key spot with runners on first and second and nobody out.—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026 Jovani Moran gave up Baltimore’s sixth home run on a solo shot by Coby Mayo in the fifth, but otherwise the Red Sox lefty got things under control and allowed one run on three hits over 2 2/3 innings.—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026 Moncada was 1 for 18 with 10 strikeouts on the season against lefties.—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lefty