pitcher
Example Sentences
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In today’s major leagues, a starting pitcher generally is selected, trained and deployed to throw as hard as he can for as long as he can.
From Los Angeles Times
Longtime baseball fans all know the characteristics of a Hall-of-Fame pitcher.
Noah Darnell, a senior pitcher at Santa Margarita High, got to experience something that is becoming too common in the world of the college transfer portal and changing NIL rules.
From Los Angeles Times
Last year, after not being able to come to terms with relief pitcher Alex Vesia by the deadline, the southpaw and the team came to an agreement a few weeks later, avoiding a hearing altogether.
From Los Angeles Times
The knock on him was that he occasionally lacked consistency and didn’t have much nuance to his game, not unlike a baseball pitcher who only fires 100 mph fastballs.
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