LOOGY

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LOOGY (Left-handed One Out Guy) is a typical modern role for a left-handed relief pitcher, to come in and face just one left-handed batter. The canonical example of a LOOGY was Jesse Orosco. For the last 13 years of his career, Orosco never averaged more than 1 IP per appearance in any season, and in the last 5 years of his career he averaged less than 1/2 IP per appearance. Given the larger rosters in Japan, Nippon Pro Baseball has featured even more usage of LOOGYs than Major League Baseball, with Orosco-like rates somewhat frequent.