: a baseball pitcher who takes over for another during a game
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The Royals — who made a few quality starting additions — decided his best fit would be as a full-time relief pitcher.—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025 So that eventually ruined the whole postseason narrative of a starting pitcher grinding for five innings and a stellar procession of relief pitchers closing out a tight game.—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025 Clevenger got to show off his arm strength a bit as a relief pitcher.—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025 Yet, Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Jalen Beeks encountered another degree of difficulty in the team’s 8-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday.—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for relief pitcher
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