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a handled container for holding and pouring liquids that usually has a lip or a spout
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Recent Examples of pitchers
The mental side of baseball is a crucial and often perplexing component for young pitchers to master, and the Braves don’t pretend to know exactly what has caused Smith-Shawver to struggle so much in certain situations and impress to such a degree in others.
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David O'Brien, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
So, introducing Rays pitchers to an outdoor park with lots of wind gusts might take some getting used to.
—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
The game being locked in a 3-3 stalemate for the middle innings was only made possible by pitchers Zach Root and Aiden Jimenez for Arkansas (32-3, 12-1 SEC).
—Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
With Friday marking the start of a 13-game stretch without any off days, the Mets need their starting pitchers to start going deeper into games.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
Storm pitchers combined for 10 walks and 17 hits allowed.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Yes, the 2024 Royals went 86-76 despite leadoff men masquerading as bench guys and pitchers.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Crochet is regarded as one of the top young pitchers in baseball, but with only two years of team control remaining failing to lock him up for the long haul would have been a massive organizational failure.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
Like any trend in baseball, the league will quickly adjust and catch up, especially when pitchers are at a rare disadvantage.
—Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
David O'Brien, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
So, introducing Rays pitchers to an outdoor park with lots of wind gusts might take some getting used to.
—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
The game being locked in a 3-3 stalemate for the middle innings was only made possible by pitchers Zach Root and Aiden Jimenez for Arkansas (32-3, 12-1 SEC).
—Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
With Friday marking the start of a 13-game stretch without any off days, the Mets need their starting pitchers to start going deeper into games.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
Storm pitchers combined for 10 walks and 17 hits allowed.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Yes, the 2024 Royals went 86-76 despite leadoff men masquerading as bench guys and pitchers.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Crochet is regarded as one of the top young pitchers in baseball, but with only two years of team control remaining failing to lock him up for the long haul would have been a massive organizational failure.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
Like any trend in baseball, the league will quickly adjust and catch up, especially when pitchers are at a rare disadvantage.
—Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Pitchers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitchers. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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