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middle reliever noun[ C ] sports specializeduk /ˌmɪd.əl rɪˈliː.vər/ us /ˌmɪd.əl rɪˈliː.vɚ/ in baseball, a pitcher (= a player who throws the ball) who comes on to play instead of another pitcher during the middle part of the game: He is relishing his new role as a middle reliever. The club just traded its best middle reliever for two young prospects. He made his mark as a middle reliever with the New York Mets. He has developed into a very reliable middle reliever. Cruz has shown that he can be effective as a middle reliever. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Baseball & rounders 1-2-3 inning ahead alley around the hornidiom at bat bomb curve heater hit the ball out of the parkidiom hitting coach home plate home stand horsehide sac spitter split-fingered fastball splitter squeeze play starting pitcher swing |