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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All-Star team during a full roster announcement Sunday afternoon: starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow, first baseman Freddie Freeman, catcher Will Smith, outfielder Teoscar Hernández and shortstop Mookie Betts. —Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2024

By getting out of the inning, albeit in a hole, Hicks still became the third straight Giants’ starting pitcher to complete five innings. —Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024

In addition, starting pitcher Trevor Rogers had his first rough outing in a while. —Kaushik Sampath, Miami Herald, 4 July 2024

Dodgers starting pitcher Landon Knack throws to the plate during the second inning of their game against the San Francisco Giants on Friday night in San Francisco. —Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 1 July 2024