relief pitcher

noun

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

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Dodgers relief pitcher Yoendrys Gómez reacts after a strikeout against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the ninth inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Sunday, April 27, 2025. Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2025 His whiff rate of 36 percent was higher than that of any Tigers relief pitcher last season. Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 30 Jan. 2025 And if the situation is dire, the Royals will likely assign the job to right-handed relief pitcher Lucas Erceg. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025 Judge, 32, marked his 1,000th game by hitting his sixth home run of the season in the seventh inning off relief pitcher Tim Mayza to make the score 9-1. Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for relief pitcher

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of relief pitcher was in 1884

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relief pitcher

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

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