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Noun Concept
Categories: Baseball terminology, Baseball strategy, Baseball pitching
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closer  finisher  CL  closer by committee  closing pitcher
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(baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game WordNet 3.0
English:
baseball
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(baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In baseball, a closing pitcher, more frequently referred to as a closer, is a relief pitcher who specializes in getting the final outs in a close game when his team is leading. Wikipedia
A specialized relief pitcher Wikipedia Disambiguation
Baseball or softball relief pitcher who specializes in finishing games Wikidata
A relief pitcher who specializes in getting the last three outs of the game. See Wikipedia:closer (baseball). Wiktionary
Baseball: relief pitcher. Wiktionary (translation)
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They brought their closer in for the ninth. Wiktionary
IS A
reliever
baseball position
HAS KIND
slammer
CATEGORY DOMAIN
baseball
DERIVATION
complete
SPORT
baseball
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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closer, finisher
Wikipedia
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closer (baseball)
Wikidata
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closer
Wiktionary
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closer
Wikipedia Redirections
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closer by committee, closing pitcher, fireman (baseball), short reliever
Wikidata Alias
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CL, closing pitcher, stopper

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