especially: a relief pitcher who specializes in finishing games
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Kimbrel, who will be 38 next week, has 440 career saves, the second-most among all active closers and the fifth-most in baseball history.—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026 Despite City’s reputation as elite title-race closers, Opta’s Supercomputer still favours Arsenal.—Mark Carey, New York Times, 1 May 2026 Is Potente good enough to make the first move, take the lead and then hold off the talented closers?—Steve Kornacki, NBC news, 1 May 2026 Tyrese Maxey Gilgeous-Alexander has established himself as one of the most lethal closers in the game.—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for closer