pitcher

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Freshman Elliot Schoenwald is the starting center fielder and also a relief pitcher.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

But things change, and beware of Matsumoto, the pitcher.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

There, just about every pitcher learns a split grip, often mastering it immediately after perfecting a traditional fastball.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

It’s only fair that a Japanese company has naming rights for the Dodger Stadium field, since the best Dodger hitter, and best Dodger pitcher are both Japanese.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

The Yankee pitcher was one out away from becoming a phenomenon so rare that it had never been seen before—the first man to pitch a no-hitter in the World Series.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord