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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The one left-handed starting pitcher Boston offers is new acquisition Garrett Crochet.
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
My minor league starting pitcher evaluation system, which is purely statistical, using K/9 and K/BB ratios as well as player age relative to league and level, never highlighted Morton as a material prospect.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Rounding out the team before spring training — and getting closer to the 90-win projections that Cubs manager Craig Counsell talked about last September — will likely involve adding another starting pitcher, more bullpen options and an infielder.
—Patrick Mooney, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
While everyone is hunting for Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes’ extremely rare rookie card in exchange for 30 years worth of season tickets, one lucky Texas child managed to stumble upon another, different card of Skenes.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
My minor league starting pitcher evaluation system, which is purely statistical, using K/9 and K/BB ratios as well as player age relative to league and level, never highlighted Morton as a material prospect.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Rounding out the team before spring training — and getting closer to the 90-win projections that Cubs manager Craig Counsell talked about last September — will likely involve adding another starting pitcher, more bullpen options and an infielder.
—Patrick Mooney, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
While everyone is hunting for Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes’ extremely rare rookie card in exchange for 30 years worth of season tickets, one lucky Texas child managed to stumble upon another, different card of Skenes.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Starting pitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starting%20pitcher. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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