: a baseball pitcher who takes over for another during a game
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Adding Sonny Gray and whatever flame-throwing relief pitcher is available would be just fine.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
6 July 2026 Former Dodgers relief pitcher Joe Kelly, a Corona graduate, is joining the program as an assistant coach to help guide pitchers.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026 Bart played just 162 games for the Giants between 2020 and 2023 before being traded in April 2024 to Pittsburgh for minor league relief pitcher Austin Strickland.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
26 June 2026 He was cast as a relief pitcher with the New York Mets and longed to be in a starting role.—Kansas City Star,
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