bullpen

bullpen
bullpen ull"pen` (b[.u]l"p[e^]n`), n. (Baseball) 1. an open area in a baseball stadium, off the playing field, where pitchers may warm up by throwing a number of trial pitches before playing. [PJC]

2. [collective] the relief pitchers on a baseball team. Contrasted with {starters}. [PJC]


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