noun
General Slang
LOOGY
LOO-ghee · noun · slang
A lefty reliever used to face one left-handed batter.
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A 'Lefty One-Out Guy,' a relief pitcher brought in specifically to face a single left-handed hitter and then removed.
“They summoned the LOOGY to face the lefty slugger with the bases loaded.”
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LOOGY In A Sentence
They summoned the LOOGY to face the lefty slugger with the bases loaded.
Origin & Usage
Coined by ESPN's John Sickels in 1998; the role faded after the 2020 three-batter minimum rule.
Variants
Loogy
People Also Ask
What is a 'LOOGY' in baseball?
A LOOGY is a 'Lefty One-Out Guy,' a relief pitcher brought in specifically to face a single left-handed batter and then removed.
Who coined the term 'LOOGY'?
It was coined by ESPN's John Sickels in 1998 as an acronym for Lefty One-Out Guy.
Why did the LOOGY role fade?
MLB's 2020 three-batter minimum rule, which requires pitchers to face at least three hitters, largely eliminated the one-batter specialist.
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