relief pitcher

A relief pitcher is a baseball player who enters the game after the starting pitcher, typically in later innings, to maintain a lead, stop the opposing team’s momentum, or close out the game.

Aliases (2)

• baseball pitcher ×5
• left-handed pitcher ×3

Instances (13)

• Mariano Rivera
• Steve Carlton ("left-handed pitcher")
• Senichi Hoshino ("baseball pitcher")
• Sandy Koufax ("left-handed pitcher")
• Koji Uehara
• Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh ("baseball pitcher")
• Paul Quantrill
• Orlando Hernández ("baseball pitcher")
• Brad Lidge
• Hank O’Day ("baseball pitcher")
• Mitch Williams
• Cliff Lee ("left-handed pitcher")
• Justin Verlander ("baseball pitcher")