: one that closes
especially
: a relief pitcher who specializes in finishing games
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Still, Foley isn’t that far off the AL’s top closers — Clase, New York’s Clay Holmes and Oakland’s Mason Miller — in converting 86% of his save opportunities while ranking eighth in average leverage (2.038, with league-average pressure equaling 1).
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Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 10 June 2024
Since transitioning from starter to the next big thing among Major League Baseball closers, the Athletics’ Mason Miller has watched others who have reached the peak of their craft.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 10 May 2024
Irving is a superstar talent that can heat up at any moment and is one of the best closers in the NBA when the fourth quarter arrives.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2024
Four of Miller’s teammates — pitchers Alex Wood, Ross Stripling and Scott Alexander and infielder J.D. Davis — played for the Giants and have seen both closers up close and personal.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 10 May 2024
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Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 10 June 2024
Since transitioning from starter to the next big thing among Major League Baseball closers, the Athletics’ Mason Miller has watched others who have reached the peak of their craft.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 10 May 2024
Irving is a superstar talent that can heat up at any moment and is one of the best closers in the NBA when the fourth quarter arrives.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2024
Four of Miller’s teammates — pitchers Alex Wood, Ross Stripling and Scott Alexander and infielder J.D. Davis — played for the Giants and have seen both closers up close and personal.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 10 May 2024
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“Closer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closer. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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