He provided a powerful right-handed bat in the middle of the lineup for the division-leading Athletics.

The dangerous leadoff man with the swift right-handed bat hit Tanana's first pitch on a line to left.

"I think we needed the extra right-handed bat," Strawberry said.

The team's explanation was that Reynolds proved himself the better fielder, and the club already had too many right-handed bats off the bench.

Born on 2 January 1960 at Meerut, he was a right-handed bat.

The only right-handed bat in the lineup belonged to Gooden.

There's no question about it: we've been looking for a right-handed bat with some pop who could play the outfield, not another pitcher.

So we wanted to add a right-handed bat.

With Hubie and Juan, their right-handed bats are very important to us.

They had appeared determined not to rush him and resistant to the short-term benefit his right-handed bat might provide.