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  Shortstop

  Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the...
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  Designated hitter

  In baseball, the designated hitter rule is the common name for Major League Baseball Rule 6.10, an official position adopted by the American League in 1973 that allows teams to designate a player, known as the designated hitter (abbreviated DH), to bat in place of the pitcher each time he would...
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  Pitcher

  In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter who attempts to either make contact with it or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is...
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  Starting pitcher

  In baseball or softball, a starting pitcher (also referred to as the starter) is the pitcher who delivers the first pitch to the first batter of a game. A pitcher who enters the game after the first pitch of the game is a relief pitcher. Under ideal circumstances, a manager of a baseball team would...
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  Relief pitcher

  A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or because of a certain situation. Relief pitchers are further divided informally into closers, set-up relief pitchers, middle...
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  Second baseman

  Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that player's team. A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base. Also called second bagger, the second baseman often possesses...
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  Renyel Pinto

  Renyel Eligio Pinto (born July 8, 1982 in Cúpira, Venezuela) is a left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who plays for the Florida Marlins. He made his major league debut on May 18, 2006. In 2004, Pinto was named the Cubs' minor league pitcher of the year, after going 11-8 with a Southern League...
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  Ryan Tucker

  Ryan C. Tucker (born December 6, 1986 in Burbank, California) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins. He graduated for Temple City High School. Tucker made his major league debut on June 8, 2008.