reliever

Example Sentences

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“When I got sent down last year,” New York Yankees reliever Jake Bird said, “I was pretty frustrated with it.”

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

The former star reliever has become their most embattled starter and one who has made the season’s first big move seem inevitable.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

The Dodgers won it in the 11th on that incredible throwing error by Phillies’ reliever Orion Kerkering and the rest is shiny blue history.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Because willow bark contains salicylic acid, a pain reliever.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan