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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By late Friday night the pressure was on prospect Nolan McLean to deliver something respectable on the mound from a starting pitcher.
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Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
But Randy Vásquez wasn’t the only starting pitcher who poured out of the bullpen.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
However, those were the only two runs the Mets scored as Brewers starting pitcher Brandon Woodruff settled down and pitched seven innings, yielding just three hits and two runs on the two home runs while striking out eight batters.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
More top business stories: Michael Soroka, the only starting pitcher the Cubs traded for, has a lengthy injury history and experienced a significant decrease in velocity in the last four weeks with Washington, prompting the 28-year-old to undergo an MRI before his final Nationals start June 29.
—Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
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Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
But Randy Vásquez wasn’t the only starting pitcher who poured out of the bullpen.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
However, those were the only two runs the Mets scored as Brewers starting pitcher Brandon Woodruff settled down and pitched seven innings, yielding just three hits and two runs on the two home runs while striking out eight batters.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
More top business stories: Michael Soroka, the only starting pitcher the Cubs traded for, has a lengthy injury history and experienced a significant decrease in velocity in the last four weeks with Washington, prompting the 28-year-old to undergo an MRI before his final Nationals start June 29.
—Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Starting pitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starting%20pitcher. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.
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