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Setup man

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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. [1]

35 relations: American League, Arthur Rhodes, Baseball, Baseball-Reference.com, Brendan Donnelly, Brett Cecil, Carlos Mármol, Closer (baseball), Cy Young Award, David Robertson (baseball), Francisco Rodríguez (Venezuelan pitcher), Hideki Okajima, Hold (baseball), Hong-Chih Kuo, Inning, Jeff Nelson (baseball), Jesse Crain, John Wetteland, Los Angeles Angels, Major League Baseball, Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award, Mariano Rivera, Mike Stanton (left-handed pitcher), New York Yankees, Randy Johnson, Relief pitcher, Save (baseball), St. Martin's Press, Steve Delabar, Tim McCarver, Triumph Books, Tyler Clippard, Win–loss record (pitching), 2002 World Series.

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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Arthur Rhodes

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

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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-Reference.com

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

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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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Carlos Mármol

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

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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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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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Francisco Rodríguez (Venezuelan pitcher)

Francisco José Rodríguez, Sr. (born January 7, 1982), nicknamed "Frankie" and "K-Rod", is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

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Hideki Okajima

is a former Japanese professional baseball pitcher.

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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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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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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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Jesse Crain

Jesse Alan Crain (born July 5, 1981) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher.

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John Wetteland

John Karl Wetteland (born August 21, 1966) is a retired American Major League Baseball pitcher who specialized as a closer.

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Los Angeles Angels

The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball franchise based in Anaheim, 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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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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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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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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Randy Johnson

Randall David Johnson (born September 10, 1963), nicknamed "The Big Unit", is an American former baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1988 to 2009 for six teams.

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Relief pitcher

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.

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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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St. Martin's Press

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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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Tim McCarver

James Timothy McCarver (born October 16, 1941) is an American sportscaster and former professional baseball catcher.

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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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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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2002 World Series

The 2002 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB)'s 2002 season.

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References

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

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