pitcher

Example Sentences

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Earlier in the game Thursday, Dodgers starting pitcher Justin Wrobleski exited with a bruised right hamstring.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Utility, Lily Hauser, Murrieta Mesa Sr.: The Arizona commit batted .542 with 52 hits and was 17-0 as a pitcher with a 0.25 ERA.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

On Nick Madrigal’s sharp line drive in the third inning, the pitcher reached for the ball and popped it up with the tip of his glove.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

There has never been a pitcher quite like him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

You never tasted lemonade so good as what he makes in his steel pitcher, from real lemons and white sugar stirred in.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick