1.
relaying; joining; go-between; intermediary
The act of connecting or passing something along in the middle of a chain, or a person or place that mediates between two sides, as in trade or negotiation.
彼は両者の中継ぎ役を務めた。
He served as a go-between for the two parties.
この港は貿易の中継ぎ地点だ。
This port is a relay point for trade.
情報の中継ぎをするのが私の仕事だ。
Relaying information is my job.
2.
middle relief pitcher (baseball)
A pitcher who takes over the middle innings after the starter leaves and before the closer, holding the game steady.
中継ぎの投手が試合を立て直した。
The middle reliever steadied the game.
あのチームは中継ぎが弱い。
That team's middle relief is weak.
先発が降りた後、中継ぎがマウンドに上がった。
After the starter came off, the middle reliever took the mound.
Literally 'joining in the middle.' The general sense covers relaying, mediating, or acting as a go-between; the baseball sense is a specialization of it.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 中継ぎ役: a go-between; intermediary role
- 中継ぎ貿易: entrepôt (intermediary) trade
- 中継ぎ投手: middle relief pitcher
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 抑え: closer — the reliever who finishes the game, after the middle relievers
- 先発: starting pitcher — the pitcher the reliever takes over from