relief pitcher

noun

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

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From shortstop James Clark to relief pitcher Jack Champlin, coach Andy Rojo’s Braves finished 30-4 and beat one top team after another. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025 Elias Hanley began the 2025 season for La Jolla Country Day School’s varsity baseball squad as a relief pitcher. Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025 Dodgers relief pitcher Yoendrys Gómez throws to a Pittsburgh Pirates batter during the ninth inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Sunday, April 27, 2025. Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2025 Things got so bad in Baltimore during the first month that Sanchez was actually deployed as a mop-up relief pitcher. Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 25 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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