中継(なかつ)ぎ

なかつぎ
noun
relaying; intermediary; middle relief pitcher
sportsabstract
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(かれ)は両者(りょうしゃ)の中継(なかつ)ぎ役(やく)を務(つと)めた。
He served as a go-between for the two parties.
この港(みなと)は貿易(ぼうえき)の中継(なかつ)ぎ地点(ちてん)だ。
This port is a relay point for trade.
情報(じょうほう)の中継(なかつ)ぎをするのが私(わたし)の仕事(しごと)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(なかつ)ぎの投手(とうしゅ)が試合(しあい)を立(た)て直(なお)した。
The middle reliever steadied the game.
あのチームは中継(なかつ)ぎが弱(よわ)い。
That team's middle relief is weak.
先発(せんぱつ)が降(お)りた後(あと)、中継(なかつ)ぎがマウンドに上(あ)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

Similar words

  • 抑(おさ)え: closer — the reliever who finishes the game, after the middle relievers
  • 先発(せんぱつ): starting pitcher — the pitcher the reliever takes over from

Related Words

Compare: 抑(おさ)え (closer)
Compare: 先発(せんぱつ) (starting pitcher)
Compare: クローザー (closer (baseball))
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Added 2026.7.21 9:17 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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