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relief pitchers

relief pitchers is the plural of relief pitcher.

Meaning of relief pitcher

Noun

relief pitcher (plural relief pitchers)

  1. A pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher or another relief pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, ejection from the game or fatigue.
    • The team's relief pitchers have not allowed a run in the past six games.
    Synonyms:
    reliever

Questions about relief pitchers

What is relief pitchers the plural of?
Relief pitchers is the plural of relief pitcher.

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