In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. The pitcher is often considered the most important player on the defensive side of the game, and as such is situated at the right end of the defensive spectrum. There are many different types of pitchers, such as the starting pitcher, relief pitcher, middle reliever, lefty specialist, setup man, and the closer.

पिचर बेसबॉल में एक महत्वपूर्ण खिलाड़ी है जो खेल के रवाना होने के लिए गेंद को बॉल लेने के लिए पिचर के माउंड से गेंद को उछालता है। पिचर का मुख्य उद्देश्य बैटर को आउट करना होता है जिसे या तो गेंद के संपर्क में आने की कोशिश करनी होती है या वॉक लेने की कोशिश करनी होती है।