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As Phillies fans know well, one relief pitcher's availability could have been the difference between playoff elimination or surviving another day.
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
The other Will Smith, currently a relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals, benefited from being on three separate teams from 2021-2023 when each one went on to win the Fall Classic.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
But relief pitchers are so dominating these days, teams don’t see the need to ask them to do that.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Minasian said the Angels still don’t know the status of right-handed relief pitcher Robert Stephenson, who is awaiting opinions on his injured right elbow.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
The other Will Smith, currently a relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals, benefited from being on three separate teams from 2021-2023 when each one went on to win the Fall Classic.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
But relief pitchers are so dominating these days, teams don’t see the need to ask them to do that.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Minasian said the Angels still don’t know the status of right-handed relief pitcher Robert Stephenson, who is awaiting opinions on his injured right elbow.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Relief pitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relief%20pitcher. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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