Tropeano
Proper noun
Meaning
Tropeano (plural Tropeanos)
A surname from Italian.
Examples
The blast carried 443 feet to the back set of bleachers in left-center field and came one pitch after Nick Tropeano relieved starter Joe Musgrove.
The Mets allowed pitchers Chasen Shreve, Nick Tropeano, Paul Sewald and Ariel Jurado to go free; Tropeano was claimed off waivers from Pittsburgh in October, before owner Steve Cohen bought the team from the Wilpon and Katz families.
Each of these pitches benefitted from the change in usage by Tropeano.
Prior to coming to Pittsburgh, Tropeano had worked mostly as a starting pitched.
Tropeano was 1-0 with a 1.15 ERA in seven games and 15 2/3 innings for the Pirates this year, striking out 19 and walking four.