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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The Royals’ starting pitcher, Michael Wacha, kept the deficit manageable.
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Kansas City Star,
5 July 2026
That’s a rookie second baseman, a rookie starting pitcher and a closer navigating his first full season as the bullpen’s final line of defense.
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Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
5 July 2026
The Rockies took an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first, one of those runs scoring due to an errant pickoff attempt by starting pitcher Tyler Mahle to first base despite a runner being on third.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
5 July 2026
Meyer becomes the 11th different Marlins starting pitcher to be named a National League All-Star and the first since Sandy Alcantara in 2022, and is the first homegrown Marlins starter selected since Trevor Rogers in 2021.
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Tyler M. Carmona,
Miami Herald,
4 July 2026
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Kansas City Star,
5 July 2026
That’s a rookie second baseman, a rookie starting pitcher and a closer navigating his first full season as the bullpen’s final line of defense.
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Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
5 July 2026
The Rockies took an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first, one of those runs scoring due to an errant pickoff attempt by starting pitcher Tyler Mahle to first base despite a runner being on third.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
5 July 2026
Meyer becomes the 11th different Marlins starting pitcher to be named a National League All-Star and the first since Sandy Alcantara in 2022, and is the first homegrown Marlins starter selected since Trevor Rogers in 2021.
—
Tyler M. Carmona,
Miami Herald,
4 July 2026
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“Starting pitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starting%20pitcher. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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