long reliever

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San Francisco manager Bob Melvin was forced to turn to long reliever Sean Hjelle, who rapidly warmed up for the start, against a Dodgers offense that had scored 11 runs Saturday night.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2025

There was some late drama, when the Diamondbacks cut a four-run deficit in half in the eighth with back-to-back home runs off Elieser Hernández, a low-leverage long reliever in a banged-up Dodgers bullpen.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2024

Right-hander Casey Lawrence, who pitched as both a spot starter and long reliever for the Mariners in 2017-2018, was also brought back to the organization on a minor-league contract.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024

Mariners: McCaughan was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma to add a long reliever to the bullpen.

From Washington Times • May 31, 2023

At the winter meetings in December, the Nationals took Ward with the first pick in the Rule 5 draft because they saw him as a starter or long reliever down the line.

From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2023