reliever
Example Sentences
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With the bases loaded and one out in the top of the 10th, the A’s Zack Gelof hit into a fielder’s choice groundout off reliever Ryan Zeferjahn.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
“We pitchers are always the ones taking the brunt of things,” New York Mets reliever A.J.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
In 2023, seven years after initially joining the Angels organization, he was promoted to the majors as a reliever.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
Díaz, 32, has a 10.50 ERA in seven appearances this season for the Dodgers, who made a splash signing the closer to a three-year $69-million deal, a record for a reliever.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
The plant would be a valuable pain reliever for Old Benedikt, who was suffering from gout.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
