: a baseball pitcher who takes over for another during a game
Examples of relief pitcher in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Mike Mayers, a relief pitcher who appeared in parts of eight seasons (2016-23) with the St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Angels and Kansas City Royals, announced his retirement from baseball Wednesday in a post to his LinkedIn account.—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025 So did Clark against relief pitcher Ethan Russell in the bottom of the ninth.—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025 Zack Phillips, a relief pitcher for the Bananas, made it to the Royals’ AA affiliate, Northwest Arkansas Naturals, after being drafted in 2019, but never got the call to the show.—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2025 Defensive backs are like relief pitchers in baseball.—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for relief pitcher
Share