<P> In baseball , the bullpen ( or simply the pen ) is the area where relief pitchers warm - up before entering a game . A team 's roster of relief pitchers is also metonymically referred to as `` the bullpen '' . These pitchers usually wait in the bullpen if they have not yet played in a game , rather than in the dugout with the rest of the team . The starting pitcher also makes his final pregame warm - up throws in the bullpen . Managers can call coaches in the bullpen on an in - house telephone from the dugout to tell a certain pitcher to begin his warm - up tosses . </P>
<P> In baseball , the bullpen ( or simply the pen ) is the area where relief pitchers warm - up before entering a game . A team 's roster of relief pitchers is also metonymically referred to as `` the bullpen '' . These pitchers usually wait in the bullpen if they have not yet played in a game , rather than in the dugout with the rest of the team . The starting pitcher also makes his final pregame warm - up throws in the bullpen . Managers can call coaches in the bullpen on an in - house telephone from the dugout to tell a certain pitcher to begin his warm - up tosses . </P>
where do pitchers warm up during a game
where do pitchers warm up during a game
in the bullpen
in the bullpen