: a baseball pitcher who takes over for another during a game
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Recent Examples on the WebIn 2022, Peralta posted a 2.58 ERA with 24 walks and 32 strikeouts across 38⅓ innings in 28 games as a relief pitcher. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 20 Aug. 2022 Like Cavanagh, Reiner also starred in the League of Their Own series, in her role as Betty Horn, the relief pitcher whose husband is killed in World War II. Diana Pearl, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2022 The San Francisco Giants relief pitcher is a hard-luck story. John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 June 2022 The Yankees drafted Eshelman in 1976 as a leftie relief pitcher and first baseman. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Aug. 2022 The team leader in wins in July was relief pitcher Reiver Sanmartin, who posted a 0.79 ERA in 11 ⅓ innings. Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 2 Aug. 2022 The pregame plan was for Wilkins to be DeSales’ first relief pitcher of the game, but Sievert ultimately scrapped that. Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 28 May 2022 Milwaukee, which improved to 47-35, was down to its last out during a wild ninth inning that saw a go-ahead inside-the-park homer in the top half of the frame against the top relief pitcher in baseball. Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel, 4 July 2022 The award is given to the top relief pitcher in Division I. Francisco Rosa, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2022 See More