How to Use relief pitcher in a Sentence

relief pitcher

noun

• The 23-year-old from Panama could return this month as a relief pitcher.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2019
• The Dodgers spent the days leading up to baseball's trade deadline searching for a top flight relief pitcher to add to their bullpen — but no trade came to fruition.
  — NBC News, 1 Aug. 2019
• In a game gone mad over prospects and relief pitchers, the Astros just traded for one of the best starting pitchers in the game for a third consecutive year.
  — Tom Verducci, SI.com, 31 July 2019
• In the eighth inning of the first game, he was hit by an 87-mile-per-hour slider from the Red Sox relief pitcher Josh Smith.
  — James Wagner, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2019
• Zack Britton, a Yankees’ standout relief pitcher, said Maybin has helped make coming to work every day fun.
  — James Wagner, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2019
• Its relief pitchers were arsonists, its manager had cursed out a reporter and fumbled his apology, and a few days later the rookie general manager tossed a chair in a meeting with the coaches.
  — Michael Powell, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2019
• In the life of a major league relief pitcher, highs and lows are part of the landscape.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
• The club would be required to use pinch-hitters the rest of the game or have a relief pitcher bat.
  — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2021
• Shohei Ohtani is a Dodger, and the wife of relief pitcher Joe Kelly may be able to take some of the credit.
  — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023
• With the Reds trailing by four runs, relief pitcher Cionel Pérez made a pick-off throw to first.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 18 May 2021
• In the ninth inning, Hyde opted to pitch McKenna rather than tire the arm of a relief pitcher.
  — Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2023
• The big difference is among the teams’ relief pitchers.
  — Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2019
• The award is given to the top relief pitcher in Division I.
  — Francisco Rosa, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2022
• So why use the final roster spot on a relief pitcher such as Gage?
  — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 14 Feb. 2023
• With Kenley Jansen gone to Atlanta, there’s no doubt about who the Dodgers’ best relief pitcher is.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2022
• For the third time in four seasons, Josh Hader has been named the best relief pitcher in the National League.
  — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2021
• In addition, the Dodgers got the Phillies’ hard-throwing relief pitcher Turk Farrell in the deal.
  — New York Times, 1 Dec. 2021
• Mets relief pitcher Jorge López threw a temper tantrum during a blowout loss to the Dodgers on Wednesday.
  — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
• First, Monfort has to open his checkbook to get some starting and relief pitchers who know where the corners of the strike zone are.
  — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2019
• Misiewicz, a relief pitcher, has been optioned to Triple-A Toledo.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2023
• No Reds relief pitcher has moved up the bullpen depth chart more rapidly than Kuhnel.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 19 June 2022
• In a tie game in the sixth inning, Reds left-handed relief pitcher Sean Doolittle was on the mound with a runner on first base.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 14 Apr. 2021
• But most teams, including the best ones, still generally use their best relief pitcher most of the time at the end of a game.
  — Michael Rand, Star Tribune, 12 Apr. 2021
• Jeff Hoffman is in his first full season as a relief pitcher.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 13 May 2022
• In the Reds nine-man bullpen, Hendrix is the only reliever the Reds drafted as a relief pitcher.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 6 May 2021
• The award honors the top relief pitcher in college baseball.
  — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 28 Apr. 2021
• Moore spent last season with the Rangers, the team that transitioned him into a full-time relief pitcher.
  — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2023
• Leading the charge at bat for the Cougars was shortstop and relief pitcher, Sean Giffen.
  — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 26 July 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
• While fans welcomed the news Saturday of a trade that brings relief pitcher Hunter Harvey to the Royals, the team had to make a move to open a spot for him on its 40-man roster.
  — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2024

Last Updated: 15 Sep 2024