starting pitcher
noun
baseball
: the pitcher who is playing at the beginning of the game
The manager removed the starting pitcher in the third inning.
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Friday night’s game marked a triumphant return for starting pitcher Seth Lugo, who nine days earlier took a comebacker off his forehead against the Texas Rangers.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2026
The first pitch of Athletics starting pitcher Aaron Civale’s return from injury Wednesday looked good.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Jacob Misiorowski isn’t content with merely being the game’s hardest-throwing starting pitcher.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
Up to that point, neither team’s starting pitcher had flinched.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2026
The first pitch of Athletics starting pitcher Aaron Civale’s return from injury Wednesday looked good.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Jacob Misiorowski isn’t content with merely being the game’s hardest-throwing starting pitcher.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
Up to that point, neither team’s starting pitcher had flinched.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
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“Starting pitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starting%20pitcher. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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