swingman
Americannoun
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swingmen
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Origin of swingman
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Star swingman Yaxel Lendeborg went from a little-known scorer at the University of Alabama at Birmingham to a first-team All-American.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
Stewart, a former Dodgers swingman from 2016 to 2019, has reinvented himself in the second half of his career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2025
Preller last winter traded Juan Soto for King, who brilliantly replaced Snell in the starting rotation after working as a swingman for the New York Yankees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2025
After a scoreless opening inning from Brasier, Yarbrough did just enough in his swingman role, preserving an early lead despite yielding four runs in 4⅓ innings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2024
Lakers swingman Cam Reddish was ruled out with a sprained right ankle.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
Every game they play will be a bullpen game, with the team counting on a patchwork of openers, swingmen and relievers to register 27 outs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2023
They also have young swingmen De’Andre Hunter, Kevin Huerter and Cam Reddish, as well as a pair of second-round picks they hope will develop into solid NBA guards, Skylar Mays and Sharife Cooper.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2021
But that was not even general enough for the NBA's position-less direction with swingmen on the backcourt/frontcourt border.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2018
Fredette, the fearless shooter who led the nation in scoring, had 34 points, and ’s lineup of guards and swingmen were too hot and spry for the much bigger Bulldogs.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2011
When Trevor Ariza balked at the same offer he received from Houston and was gone, one of the game’s greatest swingmen took his spot for at least the next two seasons.
From Washington Post
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