救きゅう援えん投とう手しゅ

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Meanings

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noun

baseball

Baseball term for a pitcher who enters the game to replace the starting pitcher.

salvation, save, help

援abet, help, save

投throw, discard, abandon

手hand

先せん発ぱつ投とう手しゅ
Starting pitcher, as opposed to a relief pitcher who enters later.
抑おさえ投とう手しゅ
Closer, a specific type of relief pitcher usually used in the final inning.

Compound of 救援 (relief, rescue) and 投手 (pitcher).