noun
left-handed batter
Baseball term for a batter who hits from the left side of the plate.
彼は左打者としてチームに貢献している。
He contributes to the team as a left-handed batter.
Left-handed pitcher; note the different second character.
Compound of 左 (ひだり, 'left') + 打者 (だしゃ, 'batter').