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Words to Understand articulate: express using clear and exact phrasing ERA: earned run average—a baseball statistic measuring the number of earned runs a pitcher allows per nine innings general manager: in sports, the person in charge of putting together the roster of the team relief pitcher: a pitcher who comes into a game after a starting pitcher is removed

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