bullpen
Britishnoun
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informal a large cell where prisoners are confined together temporarily
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baseball a part of a baseball field where relief pitchers warm up
Example Sentences
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Shohei Ohtani, who was scheduled to throw a bullpen session Tuesday, will pitch in Wednesday’s Cactus League game against the San Francisco Giants at Camelback Ranch, his first Cactus League action this year.
From Los Angeles Times
Skenes, meanwhile, preferred to focus on the bullpen that secured the victory behind him.
I like being able to go out to the bullpen and have a chance to pitch every day.”
From Los Angeles Times
“Stone threw the inning and then he had a bullpen the next day, and then his shoulder flared up and was sore,” Roberts said before Monday’s game.
From Los Angeles Times
With the closer role firmly defined for the first time since Kenley Jansen was on the team in 2021, how the rest of the bullpen falls into place remains a work in progress.
From Los Angeles Times
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