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In baseball, the bullpen (or simply the pen) is the area where relief pitchers warm up before entering a game. A team's roster of relief pitchers is also metonymically referred to as "the bullpen". These pitchers usually wait in the bullpen if they have not yet played in a game, rather than in the dugout with the rest of the team.
The bullpen catcher is a member of a baseball team's staff, often a former professional player, who catches the ball for relief pitchers warming up before entering a game and starting pitchers before games. [1] A bullpen catcher differentiates from a typical catcher as they are considered a coach and not a player, thus they cannot be behind ...
Instead, the Rays and their opponent Los Angeles Dodgers both resorted to bullpen games. Swingman Ryan Yarbrough started Game 4 for the Rays and threw 3.1 innings before the bullpen took over, while the Dodgers used reliever Tony Gonsolin to "open" Games 2 and 6. The Rays won Yarbrough's start, and the two teams split Gonsolin's starts.
LA scores two more: Yankees 5, Dodgers 4. NEW YORK - Now, Game 4 is a bullpen battle on both sides. Will Smith's home run in the fifth inning and a fielder's choice grounder shaved the New York ...
Trying to give the rotation some extra rest, the Dodgers turn to their bullpen in a victory over the Giants.
NEW YORK — The Dodgers have walked a tightrope this postseason with their bullpen, and while they’ve gotten within one game of winning the World Series with that strategy, things didn’t go ...
The team’s bullpen — a key reason the Dodgers are in this World Series — has acted like the fourth starter in the playoffs. For the Dodgers, “bullpen games” have become a staple of their ...
The Dodgers bullpen recorded 28 outs in Games 3 and 4 of the NLCS, and didn’t give up a single run. “I’ve always felt that a bullpen game gives you a really good chance to prevent runs ...