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Examples of relief pitcher in a Sentence
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Trailing 3-2 in the seventh inning, KC’s MJ Melendez — yet again — gave KC the lead with a two-run home run off Chicago relief pitcher Deivi Garcia.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2024
Former Pittsburgh Pirates, Colorado Rockies and Washington Nationals relief pitcher Chad Kuhl will be in the bullpen, along with previous Atlanta Braves hurler Touki Toussaint.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 29 Mar. 2024
The left-handed relief pitcher had been invited to attend the New York team’s spring training in Florida in 2012, but failed his physical exam and was cut before training started.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
With spring training set to start Thursday, the Miami Marlins continued to add to their roster on Sunday by acquiring utility player Nick Gordon from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for left-handed relief pitcher Steven Okert.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2024
Hader's deal can be considered the most lucrative for a relief pitcher, even while falling short of the total dollars in Edwin Díaz’s $102 million, five-year contract with the New York Mets that began last year.
—Ronald Blum, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2024
His father is Pat Mahomes Sr., a journeyman MLB relief pitcher who played for a number of teams, including the New York Mets and Minnesota Twins (Mahomes’ godfather is LaTroy Hawkins, his father’s Twins teammate).
—Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2024
Veteran relief pitcher Daniel Hudson and top prospect Dalton Rushing were among the list of 20 non-roster players invited to Dodgers spring training, the team announced on Friday.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 26 Jan. 2024
As long as a powerful bullpen is still the most effective way to preserve a lead and help secure a win, managers are going to keep turning to their relief pitchers.
—Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1884, in the meaning defined above
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“Relief pitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relief%20pitcher. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
Kids Definition
relief pitcher
noun
: a baseball pitcher who takes over for another during a game
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