relief pitcher

noun

Definition of relief pitcher

: a baseball pitcher who takes over for another during a game

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That’s a laudable trait for, say, a relief pitcher who coughs up a home run. — Willie Brown, San Francisco Chronicle, "Donald Trump has a frightening trait. He believes his own lies," 13 Jan. 2018 Josh Hader is a strikeout rock star (75 in 38 innings), Jeremy Jeffress leads all relief pitchers with a 0.53 ERA, and the supporting cast has been solid. — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Haudricourt: The bullpen gets the love, but look who else has stood out for the Crew," 13 June 2018 Maybe Rivera, the greatest relief pitcher in major-league history, is sui generis for him that regard. — Mike Sielski, Philly.com, "Gabe Kapler isn't God, and the Phillies bullpen has few good options | Mike Sielski," 26 June 2018 The Cubs relievers started this dance craze, but the Storm Chasers relief pitchers showed their, ah, creative side with some of the moves. — Pete Grathoff, kansascity, "Relievers for Royals' Class AAA affiliate show off funny dance moves in bullpen," 13 June 2018 Trend-setting Lou: Rays manager Kevin Cash has been experimenting this season with the use of relief pitchers as starters for an inning or two. — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, "Javier Baez becoming one of the National League's elite all-around players," 22 June 2018 Herrera has been great, but like Moose would be a two-month-plus-postseason rental, and the trade market could include a lot of relief pitchers. — Sam Mellinger, kansascity, "Mellinger Minutes: Vermes' future, Royals' good stretch, whiny QBs, DJ as a Raider & more | The Kansas City Star," 8 May 2018 The Badgers will have a strong staff of relief pitchers this season with sophomore Michael Romano from Covington, La., and graduate student transfer Rob Ewald from Lafayette College leading the charge. — Spring Hill College Athletics, AL.com, "Badger Baseball to open 2018 at home vs AUM on Friday," 1 Feb. 2018 More Detroit Tigers: The AL is stacked in the outfield, and an additional relief pitcher will better suit Astros manager A.J. Hinch in the glorified exhibition game. — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Tigers' Nick Castellanos is an All-Star snub. Who's to blame?," 9 July 2018

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