Jessica Wynn

Right, yeah.

I mean, baseball changed the meaning a bit.

So fields were best designed with home plate facing east so batters wouldn't stare into the sun.

That meant a left-handed pitcher's throwing arm ended up on the south side of his body.

So baseball just borrowed the term and changed its origin story.

Yeah, right.

And in fact, left handed athletes dominate sports where you face an opponent.

So sports like boxing, baseball, tennis and fencing, you know, lefties win more fights and boxing matches.

And research has shown that left handed boxers win more because they confuse opponents with their stance.

Yeah, a lot of times it's the advantage, yeah.

Yeah, I mean, I think a lot more tend to bat left and right, and that has to do with them trying to get the advantage on the pitcher, whether the pitcher's right or left-handed, especially a pitcher, because they can generally throw curveballs and sliders and other trickier pitches that make it harder for those at bat to hit successfully.

Yeah.

I mean, and left-handers are overrepresented in sports.

Like left-handed water polo players are rare, but they offer a competitive advantage because they're able to face both the goal and be responsive to teammates if you

Water polo is not that popular, but it is an interesting formation how they can take advantage over their right-handed opponents.

It's similar to tennis.

A left-handed tennis player has an advantage over their right-handed counterparts because playing tennis as a lefty, it forces the opponent to respond to different angles and spins and serving positions.

Yeah, you might be able to.

I mean, left handed pool players have an advantage because they have better angles for certain shots.

They can often shoot righty as well from the simple fact of just adapting to a right handed world.