What is a LR in baseball?

Answer 1

LRP stands for a Left Handed Relief Pitcher. <--- incorrect, please note my additional comments below if you took this original post to be the correct answer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LHRP stands for Left Handed Relief Pitcher. LRP stands for Long Relief Pitcher. A Long Relief Pitcher is considered the guy who comes in when one team leads the other by a significant amount or the starting pitcher has failed to putch deep enough into the game to allow the rest of the bullpen to stay rested.

Answer 2

Long Reliever