relief pitcher

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relief pitcher

noun relief pitchers

A pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher or another relief pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, ejection from the game or fatigue. The team's relief pitchers have not allowed a run in the past six games.
Similar: reliever

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noun baseball: replacement pitcher

Español	lanzador de relevo
한국어	구원투수 guwontusu, 소방수 sobangsu
日本語	救援投手 kyūen tōshu
Français	lanceur de relève

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@misc{relief_pitcher_2026,
  title = {relief pitcher},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/relief%20pitcher},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}