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pitching rotation

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noun

Baseball.
  1. the regular, scheduled succession of starting pitchers designated by a manager.

    a four-man pitching rotation in September.


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Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal, the two reigning Cy Young winners, signed on to form a dream pitching rotation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

He will join powerful Tigers pitching rotation that includes reigning AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal and free agent acquisition Framber Valdez.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

They are loaded with stars, from the three-headed monster of Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman at the plate to a dominant pitching rotation highlighted by Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

The Dodgers are one win away from storming through the wild-card series and setting up their pitching rotation for the division series just fine, thank you very much.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

He was still seen as the most dependable name in the team’s starting pitching rotation, too, the potential missing piece in their pursuit of a championship.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2025

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