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Relief pitcher

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In baseball and softball, a relief pitcher or reliever is a pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as inclement weather delays or pinch hitter substitutions. [1]

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AC/DC

AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in Sydney in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young.

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Ace (baseball)

In baseball, an ace is the best starting pitcher on a team and nearly always the first pitcher in the team's starting rotation.

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American Heritage (magazine)

American Heritage is a magazine dedicated to covering the history of the United States of America for a mainstream readership.

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American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada.

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Andrew Bailey (baseball)

Andrew Scott Bailey (born May 31, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

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Andrew Miller (baseball)

Andrew Mark Miller (born May 21, 1985) is an American professional baseball relief pitcher for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Arthur Rhodes

Arthur Lee Rhodes, Jr. (born October 24, 1969) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed relief pitcher.

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Atlanta Braves

The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball franchise based in the Atlanta metropolitan area.

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Éric Gagné

Éric Serge Gagné (born January 7, 1976) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher.

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Baltimore Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two opposing teams who take turns batting and fielding.

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Baseball field

A baseball field, also called a ball field, sandlot or a baseball diamond, is the field upon which the game of baseball is played.

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Baseball-Reference.com

Baseball-Reference.com is a website providing baseball statistics for every player in Major League Baseball history.

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Batting (baseball)

In baseball, batting is the act of facing the opposing pitcher and trying to produce offense for one's team.

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Bill James

George William James (born October 5, 1949) is an American baseball writer, historian, and statistician whose work has been widely influential.

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Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Brendan Donnelly

Brendan Kevin Donnelly (born July 4, 1971) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher.

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Brett Cecil

Brett Aarion Cecil (born July 2, 1986) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Bruce Sutter

Howard Bruce Sutter (born January 8, 1953) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher.

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Bucky Veil

Frederick William Veil (August 2, 1881 – April 16, 1931) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher.

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Bullpen

In baseball, the bullpen (or simply the pen) is the area where relief pitchers warm-up before entering a game.

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Butch Metzger

Clarence Edward Metzger (born May 23, 1952) is a former Major League Baseball player.

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Carlos Mármol

Carlos Agustín Mármol (born October 14, 1982) is a Dominican former professional baseball relief pitcher.

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Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Cincinnati Reds

The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Cliff Pennington (baseball)

Clifton Randolph Pennington (born June 15, 1984) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Texas Rangers organization.

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Closer (baseball)

In baseball, a closing pitcher, more frequently referred to as a closer (abbreviated CL), is a relief pitcher who specializes in getting the final outs in a close game when his team is leading.

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Complete game

In baseball, a complete game (denoted by CG) is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher.

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Craig Kimbrel

Craig Michael Kimbrel (born May 28, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Cy Young Award

The Cy Young Award is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB), one each for the American League (AL) and National League (NL).

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David Robertson (baseball)

David Alan Robertson (born April 9, 1985) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Dennis Eckersley

Dennis Lee Eckersley (born October 3, 1954), nicknamed "Eck", is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

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Detroit Tigers

The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan.

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Dropkick Murphys

The Dropkick Murphys are an American Celtic punk band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1996.

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Earned run average

In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game).

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Ejection (sports)

In sports, an ejection (also known as dismissal, sending-off, or disqualification) is the removal of a participant from a contest due to a violation of the sport's rules.

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Fatigue

Fatigue is a subjective feeling of tiredness that has a gradual onset.

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Firpo Marberry

Frederick "Firpo" Marberry (November 30, 1898 – June 30, 1976) was an American right-handed starting and relief pitcher in Major League Baseball from to, most notably with the Washington Senators.

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Forkball

The forkball is a type of pitch in baseball.

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Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player who is eligible to sign with any club or franchise; i.e., not under contract to any specific team.

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Games pitched

In baseball statistics, games pitched (denoted by GP, or GamesG in tables of only pitching statistics) is the number of games in which a player appears as a pitcher; a player who is announced as the pitcher must face at least one batter, although exceptions are made if the pitcher announced in the starting lineup is injured before facing a batter, perhaps while batting or running the bases in the top of the first inning, before the opposing team comes to bat.

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Goose Gossage

Richard Michael "Goose" Gossage (born July 5, 1951) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher.

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Gregg Olson

Greggory Olson (born October 11, 1966) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played with the Baltimore Orioles (1988–93), Atlanta Braves (1994), Cleveland Indians (1995), Kansas City Royals (1995, 1997), Detroit Tigers (1996), Houston Astros (1996), Minnesota Twins (1997), Arizona Diamondbacks (1998–99) and Los Angeles Dodgers (2000–01).

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Hideki Okajima

is a former Japanese professional baseball pitcher.

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History of the Boston Braves

The Atlanta Braves, a current Major League Baseball franchise, originated in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Hold (baseball)

A hold (abbreviated HLD, H or HD) is awarded to a relief pitcher who meets the following three conditions: The hold is not an official Major League Baseball statistic.

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Hong-Chih Kuo

Hong-Chih Kuo (born July 23, 1981 in Tainan, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher who is currently with Fubon Guardians of the CPBL.

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Hoyt Wilhelm

James Hoyt Wilhelm (July 26, 1922 – August 23, 2002), nicknamed "Old Sarge", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, California Angels, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, and Los Angeles Dodgers between 1952 and 1972.

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Huston Street

Huston Lowell Street (born August 2, 1983) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

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Inning

An inning in baseball, softball, and similar games is the basic unit of play, consisting of two halves or frames, the "top" (first half) and the "bottom" (second half).

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Innings pitched

In baseball, innings pitched (IP) are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher is on the pitching mound in a game.

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Jack Manning (baseball)

John E. "Jack" Manning (December 20, 1853 – August 15, 1929) was an American Major League Baseball player.

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Jeff Nelson (baseball)

Jeffrey Allan Nelson (born November 17, 1966) is an American former baseball relief pitcher who played 15 years in Major League Baseball.

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Jim Konstanty

Casimir James Konstanty (March 2, 1917 – June 11, 1976) was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball and National League Most Valuable Player of 1950.

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Joe Borden

Joseph Emley Borden, aka Joe Josephs, (May 9, 1854 – October 14, 1929), nicknamed "Josephus the Phenomenal", was a starting pitcher in professional baseball for two seasons.

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John Smoltz

John Andrew Smoltz (born May 15, 1967), nicknamed "Smoltzie" and "Marmaduke," is an American former baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2009, all but the last year with the Atlanta Braves.

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Johnny Murphy

John Joseph Murphy (July 14, 1908 – January 14, 1970) was an All-Star American right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball (1932, 1934–43, 1946–47) who later became a front office executive in the game.

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Jonathan Papelbon

Jonathan Robert Papelbon (born November 23, 1980) is a former American professional baseball relief pitcher.

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Jose Canseco

José Canseco Capas Jr. (born July 2, 1964), is a Cuban-American former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder and designated hitter.

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Kazuhiro Sasaki

Kazuhiro "Daimajin" Sasaki (佐々木 主浩 Sasaki Kazuhiro, born February 22, 1968 in Sendai City, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher.

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Knuckleball

A knuckleball or knuckler is a baseball pitch thrown to minimize the spin of the ball in flight, causing an erratic, unpredictable motion.

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League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award

The League Championship Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is given in each of the two annual League Championship Series, for the American and National Leagues, to the player deemed to have the most impact on his team's performance.

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Left-handed specialist

In baseball, a left-handed specialist (also known as lefty specialist) is a relief pitcher who throws left-handed and specializes in pitching to left-handed batters, weak right-handed batters, and switch-hitters who bat poorly right-handed.

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Lefty Grove

Robert Moses "Lefty" Grove (March 6, 1900 – May 22, 1975) was a professional baseball pitcher.

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Long reliever

A long reliever is a relief pitcher in baseball who enters the game if the starting pitcher leaves the game early.

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Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California.

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Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization, the oldest of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.

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Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual professional baseball game sanctioned by Major League Baseball (MLB) contested between the All-Stars from the American League (AL) and National League (NL), currently selected by fans for starting fielders, by managers for pitchers, and by managers and players for reserves.

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Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award

The Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual Major League Baseball (MLB) award given to one outstanding player in the American League and one in the National League.

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Major League Baseball Reliever of the Year Award

Major League Baseball (MLB) annually honors its best relief pitchers in the American League (AL) and National League (NL) with the Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year Award and Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year Award, respectively.

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Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award

In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is annually given to one player from each league as voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA).

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Mariano Rivera

Mariano Rivera (born November 29, 1969) is a Panamanian-American former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, from 1995 to 2013.

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Mark Davis (pitcher)

Mark William Davis (born October 19, 1960 in Livermore, California) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball.

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Metallica

Metallica is an American heavy metal band.

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Metonymy

Metonymy is a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept.

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Middle relief pitcher

In baseball, middle relief pitchers (or "middle relievers") are relief pitchers who commonly pitch in the fifth, sixth, or seventh innings.

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Mike Marshall (pitcher)

Michael Grant "Iron Mike" Marshall (born January 15, 1943) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher.

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Mike Stanton (left-handed pitcher)

William Michael Stanton (born June 2, 1967) is a former left-handed specialist relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who enjoyed success over his career, most notably with the Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees.

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Milwaukee Brewers

The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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MLB.com

MLB.com is the official site of Major League Baseball and is overseen by Major League Baseball Advanced Media, L.P. (a subsidiary of MLB).

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National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an American history museum and hall of fame, located in Cooperstown, New York, and operated by private interests.

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Neftalí Feliz

Neftalí Feliz Antonio (born May 2, 1988) is a Dominican right-handed pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.

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New York Yankees

The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx.

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No-hitter

In baseball, a no-hitter (also known as a no-hit game and colloquially as a no-no) is a game in which a team was not able to record a single hit.

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Oakland Athletics

The Oakland Athletics, often referred to as the A's, are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California.

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Pedro Feliciano

Pedro Juan Feliciano Molina (born August 25, 1976), nicknamed "The Perpetual Pedro", is a former professional baseball left-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets between 2002 and 2013.

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Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Pinch hitter

In baseball, a pinch hitter is a substitute batter.

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Pitch count

In baseball statistics, pitch count is the number of pitches thrown by a pitcher in a game.

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Pitcher

In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk.

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Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Platoon system

The platoon system or two-platoon system in baseball or football is the method directing the substitution of players.

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Relief airport

A relief airport is an airport that is built or designated to provide relief or additional capacity to an area when the primary commercial airport(s) reach capacity.

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Rolaids Relief Man Award

The Rolaids Relief Man Award was an annual Major League Baseball (MLB) award given from 1976 to 2012 to the top relief pitchers of the regular season, one in the American League (AL) and one in the National League (NL).

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Rollie Fingers

Roland Glen Fingers (born August 25, 1946) is an American retired professional baseball pitcher.

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Roy Face

Elroy Leon Face (born February 20, 1928) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher.

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San Diego Padres

The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball franchise based in San Diego, California.

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Save (baseball)

In baseball, a save (abbreviated SV or S) is credited to a pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances, described below.

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SB Nation

SB Nation (Sports Blog Nation) is a sports news website owned and operated by Vox Media (formerly SportsBlogs, Inc.). Established in 2005, the site comprises 320 blogs covering individual professional and college sports teams, and other sports-oriented topics.

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Scott Proctor

Scott Christopher Proctor (born January 2, 1977) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

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Scott Williamson

Scott Ryan Williamson (born February 17, 1976) is a former right-handed relief pitcher.

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Seattle Mariners

The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington.

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Setup man

In baseball, a setup man (or set-up man, also sometimes referred to as a setup pitcher or setup reliever) is a relief pitcher who regularly pitches before the closer.

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Softball

Softball is a variant of baseball played with a larger ball (11 in. to 12 in. sized ball) on a smaller field.

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Sparky Lyle

Albert Walter "Sparky" Lyle (born July 22, 1944) is an American former left-handed relief pitcher who spent sixteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1967 through 1982.

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Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award

The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award was an annual award presented to the best relief pitcher in each league in Major League Baseball (MLB).

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St. Louis Cardinals

The St.

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St. Martin's Press

St.

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Starting pitcher

In baseball (hardball or softball), a starting pitcher or starter is the first pitcher in the game for each team.

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Steve Bedrosian

Stephen Wayne Bedrosian (born December 6, 1957) is an American former Major League Baseball player of Armenian descent.

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Steve Delabar

Steven Edward Delabar (born July 17, 1983) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

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Steve Howe (baseball)

Steven Roy Howe (March 10, 1958 – April 28, 2006) was an American professional baseball relief pitcher.

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Strike zone

In baseball, the strike zone is the volume of space through which a pitch must pass in order to be called a strike, if the batter does not swing.

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Texas Rangers (baseball)

The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington, Texas, located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

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The San Diego Union-Tribune

The San Diego Union-Tribune is an American metropolitan daily newspaper, published in San Diego, California. Its name derives from a 1992 merger between the two major daily newspapers at the time, The San Diego Union and the San Diego Evening Tribune. The name changed to U-T San Diego in 2012 but was changed again to The San Diego Union-Tribune in 2015. In 2015, it was acquired by Tribune Publishing, later renamed tronc. In February 2018 it was announced to be sold, along with the Los Angeles Times, to Patrick Soon-Shiong's investment firm Nant Capital LLC for $500 million plus $90m in pension liabilities. The sale closed on June 18, 2018.

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This Year in Baseball Awards

The This Year in Baseball Awards — now called the "Esurance MLB Awards" — were initiated by Major League Baseball (MLB) in.

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Todd Worrell

Todd Roland Worrell (born September 28, 1959) is a retired professional baseball relief pitcher.

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Tony La Russa

Anthony La Russa, Jr. (born October 4, 1944) is the former manager of the St. Louis Cardinals and a former American professional baseball player, manager, and executive serving as vice president and special assistant to Dave Dombrowski, president of baseball operations for the Boston Red Sox.

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Trevor Hoffman

Trevor William Hoffman (born October 13, 1967) is an American former baseball relief pitcher who played 18 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1993 to 2010.

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Triumph Books

Triumph Books is a Chicago-based sports book publisher.

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Tyler Clippard

Tyler Lee Clippard (born February 14, 1985) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Willie Hernández

Guillermo "Willie" Hernández Villanueva (born November 14, 1954) is a former relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs (1977–1983), Philadelphia Phillies (1983), and Detroit Tigers (1984–1989).

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Win–loss record (pitching)

In baseball and softball, a pitcher's win–loss record (also referred to simply as their record) indicates the number of wins (denoted "W") and losses (denoted "L") they have been credited with.

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1903 World Series

The 1903 World Series was the first modern World Series to be played in Major League Baseball.

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2015 American League Championship Series

The 2015 American League Championship Series (ALCS) was a best-of-seven playoff contested between the Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals for the American League (AL) pennant and the right to play in the 2015 World Series.

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2016 American League Championship Series

The 2016 American League Championship Series (ALCS) was a best-of-seven playoff pitting the Toronto Blue Jays against the Cleveland Indians for the American League (AL) pennant and the right to play in the 2016 World Series against the Chicago Cubs.

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300 save club

In Major League Baseball (MLB), the 300 save club is the group of pitchers who have recorded 300 or more regular-season saves in their careers.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relief_pitcher

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