relief pitchers
Late-game substitutes
Relief pitchers are baseball players who enter the game after the starting pitcher has been removed.
They specialize in pitching shorter stints—sometimes just one batter, sometimes several innings.
Closers are relief pitchers who typically pitch the final inning to preserve a lead.
The bullpen was busy tonight—they used four relief pitchers.
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