starting pitcher
noun
baseball
: the pitcher who is playing at the beginning of the game
The manager removed the starting pitcher in the third inning.
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Listen to this article Clay Holmes’ transition to a starting pitcher is off to a good, well, start.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
All but four of Lucchesi’s 81 MLB appearances have come as a starting pitcher.
—Jon Becker, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
Among the top Bucs players are Friday night starting pitcher Billy Eich and switch-hitting outfielder Harry Vargas Seguera.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
Adding a left-handed starting pitcher to join a bunch of righties would push the Blue Jays in the right direction.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
All but four of Lucchesi’s 81 MLB appearances have come as a starting pitcher.
—Jon Becker, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
Among the top Bucs players are Friday night starting pitcher Billy Eich and switch-hitting outfielder Harry Vargas Seguera.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
Adding a left-handed starting pitcher to join a bunch of righties would push the Blue Jays in the right direction.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Starting pitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starting%20pitcher. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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