setup man

Noun

(baseball) A (male) relief pitcher who appears in the inning prior to the closer, typically the 8th inning. / Synonym of straight man (“one who sets up punchlines etc. through dialog with a comedian”)

Japanese Meaning

野球の用語としての「setup man」は、クローザーに先立って登板する救援投手（通常8回に登板する）を指す。また、コメディの文脈では、ダイアログの中でパンチラインの準備を行う「ストレートマン」と同義で用いられる。

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The manager called on the setup man to hold the lead in the eighth inning.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

監督はセットアッパーを起用して8回にリードを守らせた。

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Sense（1）

(baseball) A (male) relief pitcher who appears in the inning prior to the closer, typically the 8th inning.

Sense（2）

Synonym of straight man (“one who sets up punchlines etc. through dialog with a comedian”)

setup men

（ plural ）

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