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Why Is the Warm-up Area For Baseball Pitchers Called a “Bullpen” and How Did it Originate?

February 17, 2020 by Karen Hill

As early as 1809, the term bullpen referred to a stockade for holding criminals.

In the 1870s, a roped-off area in the outfield for standing room was nicknamed the bullpen by the Cincinnati Enquirer.

When relief pitchers were introduced into the game they took over that area to warm up.

In a stroke of brilliance the Bull Durham Tobacco Company erected a sign overhead to confirm it as the bullpen.

The warm-up area for baseball pitchers is called a “bullpen”.

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About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

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