reliever
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Tampa Bay added Freddy Peralta—one of the best pitchers in the National League in 2025 who has struggled in 2026—as well as slugging catcher Liam Hicks and shutdown reliever Tyler Wells.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The Dodgers designated McDermott for assignment on Friday in the midst of a reliever shuffle to prepare for a bullpen game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Before the game, the Dodgers put reliever Will Klein on the 15-day injured list with discomfort in his right elbow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
In their view, not every reliever is cut out for the tightrope of the ninth inning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
They're all lined up so neatly on the bathroom counter: the vacuum-packed dressings coated with topical pain reliever, the latex-free surgical tape, the hydrogen peroxide, the prescription-grade antibiotic gel.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
In salary arbitration, relievers are evaluated in large part on how many saves they’ve accumulated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
It is a tried-and-true price point that encourages people to switch brands and try new products, from soap to soda, pain relievers to party favors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
His fellow relievers mobbed him in an impromptu mosh pit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
“They’re not going to be clean every time out there,” Roberts said of Hurt and Klein, two relievers he’s trusted in high-leverage situations this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
Or maybe the muscle pain relievers Pattie gave him kick in.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
