Sentence examples for proven pitcher from inspiring English sources
And as early as the mid-Atlantic tournament, which ended Aug. 14 in Bristol, Conn., Little League officials had in their hands a government document that proved pitcher Danny Almonte was ineligible to play for the Rolando Paulino All-Stars last year, the spokesman said.
Baseball, he said, is too hard for strategic public declarations, especially when his team is facing payoff elimination and the opposition is sending the proven postseason pitcher Andy Pettitte to the mound.
Both were proven college pitchers who could have served as cornerstones in the franchise's future pitching staffs.
Under the terms of the deal, Minaya was able to obtain Hernández, a proven if enigmatic pitcher, for the major league minimum.
The young pitcher proved ineffective and was pulled from the game after three innings.
But for the second straight game, a walk to the pitcher proved costly.
Despite a rebuke from Manager Joe Torre, who said reporters had overblown Mendoza's words, the pitcher proved correct.
He might prove their good pitcher Monday.
Seattle pitcher Aaron Sele has proven that he can win in the regular season and that he has trouble against the Yankees; his postseason struggles may hurt his value.
But as a pitcher Hampton has proven to be even better than the Mets thought when they acquired him to provide what they didn't have a year ago: another ace in the marathon of the 162-game season and then in the crucible of the postseason.
