You can tell who is pitching next by seeing who is in the bull pen.
•Our best pitcher just went into the bull pen. He'll be pitching soon.
2. Fig. in reserve, ready if needed. •I'm willing to be in the bull pen. Just call me if you need me.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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bull pen — n 1.) the area in a baseball field in which ↑pitchers practise throwing 2.) the ↑pitchers of a baseball team … Dictionary of contemporary English
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bull pen — pen in which a bull is kept; cell for the temporary confinement of prisoners or suspects; place where a relief pitcher warms up (Baseball) … English contemporary dictionary
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bull pen — noun (C) AmE 1 the area in a baseball field in which pitchers practise throwing 2 the pitchers of a baseball team … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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