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setup man
noun[ C ]
(alsoset-up manpluralset-up menuk /ˈset.ʌp ˌmæn/ us /ˈset̬.ʌp ˌmæn/)uk /ˈset.ʌp ˌmæn/ us /ˈset̬.ʌp ˌmæn/pluralsetup men
in baseball, a pitcher(= a player who throws the ball) who comes in near the end of a game that their team is only just winning and tries to keep them ahead(= winning) until the team brings in its closer(= pitcher who tries to put out the opponent's final batters):
Romero made his name as a setup man when Wilson was the team's closer.
He is the Yankees' top set-up man.
Perez is one of the best setup men in the league.
Jackson's role in the team was to be their left-handed set-up man.
The injury means that we need another setup man to pitch the eighth inning.
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