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Austin Wells and Gleyber Torres also hit home runs for the Yankees, who used five relief pitchers to toss the final five scoreless innings in relief of starting pitcher Luis Gil.
—Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
But that’s how some players — including relief pitchers Anthony Banda, Alex Vesia and Brusdar Graterol — chose to mark the occasion.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
After the Mets pulled starting pitcher David Peterson after 3.2 innings, relief pitcher Reed Garrett came into the game and promptly gave up a three-run home run to Pages, his second of the night to make it 10-5.
—Jacob Lev, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
Of their 30 postseason runs, just seven were achieved against relief pitchers.
—Kevin Acee, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
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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 28 Nov. 2024.
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relief pitcher
noun
: a baseball pitcher who takes over for another during a game
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