In baseball, a closing pitcher, more frequently referred to as a closer (abbreviated CL), is a relief pitcher who specializes in getting the final outs...
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Look up closer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Closer or Closers may refer to: Closer (2000 film), a documentary by Tina Gharavi Closer (2004 film)...
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Francisco Rodríguez (Venezuelan pitcher) (redirect from Francisco Rodríguez (closer))
2015, this time as the team's closer. He was then traded to the Detroit Tigers in 2016, and became the Tigers' closer. In his rookie season, Rodríguez...
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man) Closer Manager Coaches Athletic Trainer Equipment manager General manager Batboy Ball boy/girl Team physician Infield shift Ace (baseball) Starting...
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Royals. In baseball statistics, the term save is used to indicate the successful maintenance of a lead by a relief pitcher, usually the closer, until the...
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Casey Richard Close (born October 21, 1963) is an American former baseball player and sports agent. Close was born in Columbus, Ohio and graduated from...
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Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several...
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Oakland Athletics (redirect from A's baseball)
are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the...
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Aroldis Chapman (category Baseball players at the 2007 Pan American Games)
injuries to closer Ryan Madson and middle relievers Bill Bray and Nick Masset led manager Dusty Baker to put Chapman in the setup role. Interim closer Sean Marshall...
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Miami Marlins (redirect from Marlins baseball)
Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in Miami. The Marlins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National...
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) Closer (baseball), a relief pitcher who specializes in finishing a game Central League, one of two leagues in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball Continental...
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debut on April 23. When Rockies' closer Jake McGee went on the disabled list in June, Estévez became the Rockies' new closer. He finished the 2016 season...
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Dennis Eckersley (category Baseball players from Oakland, California)
American former professional baseball pitcher and color commentator. Between 1975 and 1998, he pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians...
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journalist Russ Taylor (baseball broadcaster) (1926–1977), Canadian play-by-play baseball announcer Russell Taylor (The Closer), a character from the American...
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Edwin Díaz (category Major League Baseball pitchers)
a relief pitcher, more specifically as a closer for the Puerto Rican national team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC) where he won a silver medal...
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Pitcher (redirect from Pitcher (baseball))
specialist, the middle reliever, the setup man, and/or the closer. In abbreviating baseball positions, P is used as a general designation for pitchers...
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Detroit Tigers (redirect from Detroit Baseball Team)
Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League...
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Kenley Jansen (category 2009 World Baseball Classic players)
Netherlands World Baseball Classic Roster". Mister Baseball. March 13, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2017. "Netherlands add All-Star closer Kenley Jansen to...
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In baseball, a player earns a Triple Crown when he leads a league in three specific statistical categories in the same season. The term "Triple Crown"...
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300 save club (redirect from Major League Baseball Saves Leaders)
In Major League Baseball (MLB), the 300 save club is the group of pitchers who have recorded 300 or more regular-season saves in their careers. Most commonly...
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Randy Myers (redirect from Randy Myers (baseball))
September 19, 1962) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, San...
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Goose Gossage (category National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees)
(109)—were both inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Fran Zimniuch in Fireman: The Evolution of the Closer in Baseball wrote, "But you have to be a great...
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at the World Baseball Classic A Closer Look at the Tiffany & Co. Trophy Japan Won at the World Baseball Classic "Special | The Baseball Hall of Fame and...
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Craig Kimbrel (category Baseball players from Huntsville, Alabama)
organization on September 24. Kimbrel was named the closer for Team USA in the 2013 World Baseball Classic. Despite not surrendering one lead-off double...
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The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests. It serves as...
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Mariano Rivera (category Major League Baseball pitchers)
setup man, he became the Yankees' closer in 1997. In the following seasons, he established himself as one of baseball's top relievers, leading the major...
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2, 2017. Gans, Andrew (December 10, 2018). "Glenn Close Says Sunset Boulevard Film 'Inching Closer' to Reality". Playbill. Archived from the original...
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Los Angeles Dodgers (redirect from Dodger Baseball)
Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National...
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LaTroy Hawkins (category 2009 World Baseball Classic players)
roster and had become their closer by the end of the year. In 2014, as the oldest player in the NL, he served as Colorado's closer. In 2015, he reached the...
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Mike Stud (redirect from Closer (Mike Stud song))
Retrieved 18 April 2024. "Gatemen closer hopes it's his time". southcoasttoday.com. Retrieved 18 April 2024. "2010 Baseball Roster Michael Seander". goduke...
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