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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Among the top Bucs players are Friday night starting pitcher Billy Eich and switch-hitting outfielder Harry Vargas Seguera.
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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
Jack Flaherty The top remaining starting pitcher on the market doesn’t appear poised for a mega-deal like the ones Fried, Snell and Burnes got, but Flaherty would still fit nicely toward the top of many teams’ rotations.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
His case will likely be lumped with others, like Hernández, for a more philosophical debate about what a Hall of Fame starting pitcher looks like.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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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
Jack Flaherty The top remaining starting pitcher on the market doesn’t appear poised for a mega-deal like the ones Fried, Snell and Burnes got, but Flaherty would still fit nicely toward the top of many teams’ rotations.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
His case will likely be lumped with others, like Hernández, for a more philosophical debate about what a Hall of Fame starting pitcher looks like.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Starting pitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starting%20pitcher. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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