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==Etymology== The term first appeared in wide use shortly after the turn of the 20th century, and has been used since in roughly its present meaning. Previously, in the late 19th century latecomers to ball games were cordoned off into standing-room areas in foul territory. Because the fans were herded like cattle, this area became known as the "bullpen", a designation which was retained when those areas became the spot where relief pitchers would warm up. According to the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' the earliest recorded use of "bullpen" in relation to baseball is in a Cincinnati Enquirer article published on May 7, 1877,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2015/05/07/throwback-thursday-enquirer-coins-bullpen-baseball/26884281/|title=TBT: Enquirer coins|website=Cincinnati.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-07}}</ref> in which writer O.P. Caylor, using the original meaning, noted in a game recap: "The bull-pen at the Cincinnati grounds with its 'three for a quarter crowd' has lost its usefulness. The bleacher boards just north of the old pavilion now hold the cheap crowd, which comes in at the end of the first inning on a discount."
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