relief pitcher

Example Sentences

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Or, if that metaphor doesn’t appeal to you, how about a late-inning relief pitcher warming up in the bullpen?

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2026

Díaz, 31, was the consensus best relief pitcher in this year’s free-agent class.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

The Brewers started closing relief pitcher Trevor Megill after the Cubs became the first team in MLB history to hit homers in the first inning of the first four games of a playoff series.

From Barron's • Oct. 12, 2025

Pogacar is loose, more like a free-spirited relief pitcher.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Occasionally Joe went in as relief pitcher, when the game was safe in the "ice box," but the chance he wanted was to pitch against the New Yorks at St. Louis.

From Baseball Joe in the Big League or, A Young Pitcher's Hardest Struggles by Chadwick, Lester