CLOSER

Closer

In baseball, a closing pitcher, more frequently referred to as a closer, is a relief pitcher who specializes in getting the final outs in a close game when his team is leading. The role is often assigned to a team's best reliever. Before the 1990s, pitchers in similar roles were referred to as a fireman, short reliever, and stopper. A small number of closers have won the Cy Young Award. Dennis Eckersley, Rollie Fingers, Goose Gossage, Bruce Sutter and Hoyt Wilhelm are closers who have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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closer

Noun

  1. Someone or something that closes.
    In our organization, the VP of Sales usually acts as the closer.
  2. Someone or something that concludes.
    The DJ chose a fantastic track as his closer at the end of the night.
  3. The last stone in a horizontal course, if smaller than the others; a piece of brick finishing a course.
  4. A relief pitcher that specializes in getting the last three outs of the game. See
    They brought their closer in for the ninth.

Adjective

closer



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