It is the first time since the inception of the designated hitter 25 years before that a pitcher has started a game as the designated hitter.
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The Stone Crabs use a six-man rotation, and this is McKay's six-day routine: pitcher, designated hitter, first base, bullpen session, first base, designated hitter — repeat.
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That included designated hitter Albert Pujols, who is batting just .
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Encarnacion had made 11 consecutive starts as the designated hitter.
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Polanco was the Pirates' designated hitter the previous two games.
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The Angels' designated hitter now has 92 RBIs this year.
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NOTES: Pittsburgh CF Andrew McCutchen served as the designated hitter.
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In the first two games, he was the designated hitter.
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Judge was the designated hitter and went 0 for 4.
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"The guy was nasty," Detroit designated hitter Victor Martinez said.
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Tebow started as the East Division's designated hitter and batted ninth.
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White was in the starting lineup as the Astros' designated hitter.
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He was the designated hitter Tuesday after playing right field Monday.
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That would push Cano toward a first base/designated hitter role.
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Instead, he spent some time at first base and designated hitter.
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He will bat second as the Mets' designated hitter Friday night.
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He went hitless in three at-bats as the designated hitter.
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He made his major league debut Sunday as Houston's designated hitter.
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"It's obviously a thought; it's reality," designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton said.
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That Andujar was in the lineup at designated hitter was planned.
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The Astros could use McCann as their primary catcher and an occasional designated hitter, with the right-handed power hitter Evan Gattis, who was Houston's main designated hitter last season, as his backup behind the plate.
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Ankle and shoulder injuries had temporarily turned him into a designated hitter.
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Since the series shifted to Washington, both teams lost the designated hitter.
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Orioles designated hitter Tim Beckham recorded his second career multi-homer game.
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Diaz, the Indians' designated hitter, scored three runs and drove in two.
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He went 0-for-3 with two walks as the designated hitter.
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Josh Donaldson, who had been the designated hitter, moved to third base.
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In 13 games at designated hitter in Rodriguez's absence, Beltran was hitting .
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He will be considered for depth at first base and designated hitter.
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He induced designated hitter Hanley Ramirez into an inning-ending double play.
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He went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts as the designated hitter.
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Rodriguez was limited to playing designated hitter during his last two seasons.
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Holliday, the designated hitter, has not played in the field this season.
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Baseball already screwed up a hallowed sport by allowing the designated hitter.
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Designated hitter Matt Holliday is a distant third behind Seattle's Nelson Cruz.
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After being named manager, he continued to play as a designated hitter.
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"They love him," the veteran designated hitter Nelson Cruz said of Astudillo.
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As the designated hitter in the second game, Hundley went 0-for-3.
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The first baseman and designated hitter played 20173 seasons before retiring in 2016.
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The first baseman and designated hitter played 20 seasons before retiring in 2016.
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Astros rookie designated hitter Yordan Alvarez walked four times in four plate appearances.
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Holliday will play two rehab games this weekend and be the designated hitter.
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Gurriel has made four starts with the Astros, all as their designated hitter.
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INF/OF Matt Adams was the designated hitter for the second time Sunday.
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INF Brad Miller started at designated hitter for the seventh time this season.
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He caught seven innings after serving as the designated hitter the previous night.
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McCann, who caught seven innings the previous night, served as the designated hitter.
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Four batters later, Ross walked designated hitter J.B. Shuck with the bases loaded.
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He was limited to designated hitter duty because of stiffness in his back.
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He started nine games at third base and 69 as the designated hitter.
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Manager Bob Melvin said Nunez, 236, would start Tuesday as the designated hitter.
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Collins, a highly-touted catching prospect, started at designated hitter and batted eighth.
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He started at designated hitter and went 0-for-4 with a walk.
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"Nothing is over until it's over," Seattle designated hitter Nelson Cruz told reporters.
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"It's crazy how good Dellin's throwing the ball," designated hitter Matt Holliday said.
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He returned to action on July 214, but only as a designated hitter.
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Likewise, Martinez is the namesake for the award recognizing the best designated hitter.
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Having been demoted from his full-time designated hitter role, Rodriguez is batting just .
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Back in the lineup as a designated hitter, Ohtani entered play Thursday with a .
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Judge "probably" would be used as a designated hitter this weekend, Boone told WFAN.
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A first baseman and designated hitter, Ortiz played 20 seasons before retiring in 2016.
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After Thursday, Bird will play first base Friday and be a designated hitter Saturday.
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Pinder went 1-for-5 with three strikeouts Tuesday as the Sounds' designated hitter.
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The offense took another hit when designated hitter Alex Rodriguez injured his hamstring Tuesday.
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Sanchez, 23, was expected to serve as a catcher or designated hitter on Wednesday.
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"It's depressing, but it's part of the deal," Orioles designated hitter Mark Trumbo said.
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In the meantime, the Yankees will keep with a rotating cast at designated hitter.
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He has played eight games as designated hitter, matching his total from last season.
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His only prior starts were as a designated hitter at Tampa Bay in June.
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Seattle lost designated hitter Nelson Cruz before the game due to lower back tightness.
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Designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion and manager John Gibbons were tossed in the first inning.
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He served as the designated hitter, with rookie Daniel Robertson filling in at third base.
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The Orioles would benefit immensely from him taking over the full-time designated hitter role.
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Designated hitter Ryon Healy followed with a bloop single to center to score both runners.
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C Yan Gomes will serve as the designated hitter for Triple-A Columbus on Wednesday.
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He went 1-for-4 with a home run as the designated hitter at Nashville.
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He was 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts and started at designated hitter.
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Rodriguez said that when he became a designated hitter, he had retired his protective cup.
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He went 2-for-4 with a double and a walk as a designated hitter.
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From that point on, McCann played regularly as a designated hitter but caught only sporadically.
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The additional player could also be an option in the lineup as the designated hitter.
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Ohtani was a starting pitcher for the Fighters and also served as the designated hitter.
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The Yankees gave him some relief the next game by starting him at designated hitter.
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Smoak's power has helped the Blue Jays withstand the loss of designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion.
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He played in three minor leagues games as a designated hitter and at third base.
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Posey, who was initially in the order as the designated hitter, was replaced by Sandoval.
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Oakland center fielder Mark Canha and designated hitter Khris Davis both returned to the lineup.
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You may have heard that another David — Ortiz, the celebrated designated hitter — is now retired.
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The designated hitter might be coming to the National League, although probably not until 2020.
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He is best known for his 14 seasons in Boston as the Red Sox's designated hitter.
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Jackson served as the designated hitter and finished 1-for-3 with a two-run homer.
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In the game as the designated hitter, Harper took a pair of five-pitch free passes.
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Rangers designated hitter Prince Fielder had two RBIs on Monday and has nine in eight games.
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Malone and designated hitter Kyle Nobach each finished with two hits, two runs and three RBIs.
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NOTES: Yankees RF Aaron Judge made his ninth start of the season as the designated hitter.
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"Obviously there's a big swing in emotions in this game," Yankees designated hitter Chase Headley said.
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Designated hitter Calhoun led off the inning with a liner that froze right fielder Nicholas Castellanos.
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An outfielder and designated hitter, Alvarez hit 22013 homers and had an on-base percentage of .
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Before the game, Boston designated ex-All-Star first baseman/designated hitter Hanley Ramirez for assignment.
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Astros catcher/designated hitter Evan Gattis is 7-for-20 with three home runs against Hamels.
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He signed a one-year deal to be New York's regular designated hitter and is hitting .
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And the low minors use the designated hitter, obscuring any batting skills a pitcher may have.
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C Jonathan Lucroy was Milwaukee's designated hitter on Tuesday against Oakland for the second straight game.
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Tigers designated hitter Miguel Cabrera was ejected after the first inning for arguing balls and strikes.
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Designated hitter Matt Holliday, a veteran of three World Series, understood the impact of those moves.
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Judge, making his first rehab appearance, was 0 for 4 as the designated hitter at Durham.
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The American League adopted the designated hitter rule in 1973, and interleague play began in 1997.
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Designated hitter Nick Williams broke up the no-hitter with a single to open the fifth.
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First baseman Greg Bird, designated hitter Matt Holliday and second baseman Starlin Castro — the team's Nos.
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Because the Mets were at Yankee Stadium, Cespedes was in the lineup as the designated hitter.
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Sanchez first felt it during Monday's game, and he served as the designated hitter on Tuesday.
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Goldschmidt could serve as a designated hitter either Tuesday or Wednesday in Detroit, manager Torey Lovullo indicated.
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Under the stands, others wondered whether Doby was a Democrat, a Republican or, worse, a designated hitter.
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The first baseman/designated hitter blossomed in 2009 with a career-best season in which he batted .
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Panetta was the designated hitter on the controversy over Donald Trump's suggestion that Russia release Clinton's emails.
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C Yan Gomes (separated shoulder) will serve as a designated hitter for Triple-A Columbus on Wednesday.
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The A's inserted Mark Canha into the lineup at designated hitter and Ryon Healy started at third.
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He also became the first player to reach 2,000 games as a designated hitter in the majors.
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Judge will likely serve as the designated hitter on Friday night, according to Yankees manager Aaron Boone.
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Designated hitter Alex Rodriguez is 211-for-213 with three strikeouts in the series and is a .
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Trout served as the designated hitter and went 1-for-4 with a double and a run.
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Add in the fact that he can help you offensively as either an outfielder or designated hitter?
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He hit a three-run homer in Cleveland's five-run eighth off Yankees designated hitter Mike Ford.
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However, with the game-time temperature at 92 degrees Friday night, Bochy opted for a designated hitter.
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Frazier missed two games with symptoms of the flu before returning Friday night as the designated hitter.
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Now it's on to San Diego, a National League site that will not allow a designated hitter.
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He may start there when the series shifts to Houston, where Seager can be the designated hitter.
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Kevin Cron, serving as the designated hitter in the interleague series, singled to lead off the frame.
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"It was like he had a remote-control ball today," the Yankees' designated hitter, Chase Headley, said.
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Designated hitter Luke Voit followed suit with a three-run homer to take a 7-4 lead.
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He was still upset about the American League's designated hitter rule, which took effect back in 1973.
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With Encarnacion 1-for-15 at designated hitter this series, perhaps even a hobbled Stanton could help.
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C Welington Castillo served as the designated hitter in the series finale Sunday against the Blue Jays.
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With McCann gone, the Yankees have more possibilities for the designated hitter spot, including pursuing free agents.
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He played designated hitter on that team and at age 39 hit nine home runs with a .
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The Indians also announced that designated hitter/first baseman Hanley Ramirez, a three-time All-Star and lifetime .
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Of his 20 seasons in Major League Baseball, he spent 14 there as the Red Sox's designated hitter.
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Batting fifth as New York's designated hitter, he went 0-for-4 in the Yankees' 3-0 win.
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Hundley catches some in American League cities so Bochy can utilize C Buster Posey as the designated hitter.
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"We need Felix more than anything else," designated hitter Nelson Cruz told reporters after Hernandez's most recent start.
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With the signing of Lind, the Red Sox give themselves insurance at the first base/designated hitter position.
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Frazier looked distraught as he watched events unfold, and Yankees designated hitter Matt Holiday appeared to be crying.
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Had this been an American League game, manager Jeff Banister said Beltran could have been the designated hitter.
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OF Carlos Beltran joined the Rangers and batted third as the designated hitter but went 0-for-4.
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The designated hitter rule took effect the next season in the American League, and pitchers no longer hit.
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An outfielder and designated hitter, Baines spent 14 of his 22 major league seasons with the White Sox.
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SS Daniel Robertson made his major league debut Tuesday, playing most of the game as a designated hitter.
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The 41-year-old designated hitter, a three-time AL MVP and 14-time All-Star, is hitting .
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The designated hitter is not used in N.L. parks, and Mike Napoli started at first base on Friday.
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His induction class will also include designated hitter Edgar Martinez and pitchers Roy Halladay and Mike Mussina (ESPN).
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The Yankees finally threw up their hands in surrender and left Rodriguez in his happy place: designated hitter.
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Dodgers designated hitter Joc Pederson struck the big blow with a three-run homer later in the inning.
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He started Tuesday at third base with Josh Donaldson (thigh) at designated hitter for the second consecutive game.
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Whenever the game is played, the Cubs will be glad to have Kyle Schwarber as the designated hitter.
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NOTES: Chicago manager Joe Maddon hasn't decided upon a designated hitter for the Cubs' upcoming series at Houston.
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Unlike Koufax, Ryan's record came against lineups featuring the designated hitter, which had only been established that season.
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The surgery was on his right (throwing) shoulder, and he has played here only as a designated hitter.
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It was the first hit of the playoffs for Headley and the first by a Yankees designated hitter.
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Batting fifth as the designated hitter, Encarnacion went 0 for 4 with a strikeout his first time up.
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For the Fighters, Ohtani pitched once a week and served as the designated hitter on three other days.
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One thing is certain: Designated hitter Khris Davis — the majors' home run leader since 2016 — will bat .247.
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On any given day that Voit or Bird plays first base, the other could be the designated hitter.
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The only significant distinction left is the designated hitter rule, still controversial enough to start a barroom argument.
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Beltran, the only Astros player named in scandal, was an outfielder and designated hitter for Houston in 2017.
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In the meantime, Ohtani served as a designated hitter for the Angels and apparently hit the gym. Hard.
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Posey was the designated hitter for the first game back and will likely be the DH again Wednesday.
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The outfielder/designated hitter returned to the injured list because of a strained PCL in his right knee.
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Reed walked twice, scored two runs and had a sacrifice fly in his debut Saturday as the designated hitter.
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Solak collected his first major league hit while serving as designated hitter in the first game of the doubleheader.
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Rehabbing Padres LF Alex Dickerson (back) has made two straight starts as a designated hitter in extended spring training.
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The quartet joins outfielder/designated hitter Harold Baines and right-handed reliever Lee Smith in the 2019 induction class.
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Martinez was primarily a designated hitter beginning with the 1995 campaign, and that affected his candidacy in previous years.
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But designated hitter Alex Rodriguez, who came up with seven runners on base and drove in one, is hitting .
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When Ellsbury was hurt and Beltran replaced Rodriguez as the designated hitter, the Yankees were short in the outfield.
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Before Wednesday's game, designated hitter Alex Rodriguez went on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring.
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Indians designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion left the game early because of what the team described as left arm discomfort.
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Jays 3B Josh Donaldson was used as the designated hitter for the second game in a row before exiting.
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He would also have, by far, the most games played as a designated hitter of anybody in the Hall.
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Chicago designated hitter Justin Morneau drove in two runs against his former team, one with a solo home run.
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Brian McCann, who lost the catching job to Gary Sanchez, could return as the designated hitter and backup catcher.
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So did David Ortiz, the designated hitter for the Boston Red Sox, who is also retiring after the season.
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The more conspicuous change was Girardi's decision to sit Alex Rodriguez, moving Dustin Ackley into the designated hitter spot.
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But designated hitter Albert Pujols, 38, regressed markedly last season and still has four years left on his contract.
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Serving as the designated hitter on Sunday, Sanchez produced career highs in home runs and runs batted in (six).
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Since the A.L. adopted the designated hitter in 21, the Yankees have hit for a lower batting average than .
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Tigers designated hitter Miguel Cabrera was removed for a pinch hitter in the seventh due to right knee soreness.
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A few days ago, Wright asked the team if he could get in some swings as a designated hitter.
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It wasn't until Twins designated hitter Willians Astudillo homered with one out in the fifth that Minnesota broke through.
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Beltran, the only Astros player named in Manfred's report, was an outfielder and designated hitter for Houston in 2017.
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DH Mike Trout hit his fourth home run of the season while serving as a designated hitter Monday night.
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Bobby Grich was a versatile player beloved in sabermetrics, and Brian Downing was a durable catcher and designated hitter.
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DH Paul Goldschmidt will return to his first base post Wednesday after spending a game as a designated hitter.
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He has received medical clearance to swing a bat and play as a designated hitter in spring training games.
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Edgar Martinez, the longtime Seattle Mariners designated hitter, gained entry in his 10th and final year on the ballot.
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The three replace La Stella, Texas Rangers designated hitter Hunter Pence (groin) and Twins right-hander Jake Odorizzi (blister).
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Ohtani needed surgery on his right elbow, but has been back in the lineup this season as a designated hitter.
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Martin, who has 25 RBIs in his past eight games, was the designated hitter Tuesday while Josh Thole caught Dickey.
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Cleveland's regular third baseman, who served as the designated hitter Friday, has seven home runs and 21 RBIs in July.
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Milone has been hit hard by designated hitter Albert Pujols, who is 9-for-43 with seven doubles against him.
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The New York designated hitter already belted his 23nd career homer and added a two-run double for four RBIs.
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Polanco was the Pirates' designated hitter the previous two games after being out of the starting lineup for four games.
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Rangers designated hitter Shin-Soo Choo extended his on-base streak to 83 games with a ninth-inning infield single.
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He returned as the designated hitter and went 0-for-4 to snap his career-high 17-game hitting streak.
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Rangers designated hitter Shin-Soo Choo extended his on-base streak to 47 games with a ninth-inning infield single.
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So the Yankees are left to absorb a body blow when a 40-year-old designated hitter falls to injury.
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Aside from age, his diminishing ability as an everyday outfielder pegs Beltran for a designated hitter role after this year.
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Jarrett Parker started the game at designated hitter and went 0 for 1 with two walks and a run scored.
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Bonus: He can leave his glove in Queens as Callaway plans to use him as the designated hitter Monday night.
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Unlike Baines, who was mostly a designated hitter, Vizquel was a magician on defense, with 2147 Gold Gloves at shortstop.
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Baines, a designated hitter who played primarily for the Chicago White Sox, received the minimum 12 votes required for induction.
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Only outfielder Brett Gardner and designated hitter Luke Voit remained in the batting order for Sunday's matinee with the Royals.
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For now, Andujar will serve as the primary designated hitter, at least until Giancarlo Stanton recovers from a shoulder injury.
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The Red Sox have plenty of experience in shifting their designated hitter to the field for World Series road games.
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Sanchez, who battled calf issues recently, was not in the starting lineup Thursday after serving as the designated hitter Wednesday.
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The Detroit Tigers have put designated hitter Victor Martinez on the 10-day disabled list because of an irregular heartbeat.
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Minnesota shortstop Ehire Adrianza and right fielder Jimmy Kerrigan each had two hits, as did Toronto designated hitter Rowdy Tellez.
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Fowler was to be inserted into Thursday night's lineup against Chicago in right field with Judge moving to designated hitter.
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Martinez had only two at-bats in that series, since the designated hitter wasn't used in the National League park.
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He was in the lineup, batting sixth and serving as the designated hitter, on the road against the Minnesota Twins.
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That's not much by baseball standards but the Angels, as an American League team, can offer him designated-hitter opportunities.
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He will spend two games as the designated hitter and might play in the outfield on Friday, manager Brad Ausmus said.
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He is the first designated hitter with two triples in a game since David Ortiz did it on July 22, 2004.
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OF/DH Seth Smith batted second for the second straight game and made his fourth start as the Mariners designated hitter.
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The player was technically New York's designated hitter, but to Miller he soon came to seem like something else: an oracle.
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Angels designated hitter Albert Pujols had two homers and a single for four RBIs to end a 0-for-24 drought.
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The Angels' designated hitter also tied Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig for ninth place in career extra-base hits with 2391,190.
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Yankees designated hitter Alex Rodriguez was 23-for-3103 with a home run against Karns, who held the Yankees to a .
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Doctors only cleared Schwarber to hit and run the bases — he's been the Cubs' designated hitter in Games 21990 and 226.
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Smoak, a better defensive player, figures to see most of the playing time at first base with Encarnacion as designated hitter.
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There is no designated hitter during the series with the Diamondbacks because the D.H. is not used in National League parks.
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On Wednesday, Beltran replaced Rodriguez as the designated hitter, a role that Girardi said would also fall to Teixeira and McCann.
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C Wilson Ramos went 1-for-4 with a double as the designated hitter for Class-A Port Charlotte on Tuesday.
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It was the first time since 1976 that a team intentionally let its pitcher hit instead of using a designated hitter.
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INSIDE PITCH Carlos Beltran was back at designated hitter after playing the outfield Tuesday for the first time in a week.
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He was on the bench at the start of their current trip because there was no designated hitter in San Diego.
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The Yankees then play the Mets on Monday and Tuesday at Citi Field, where the designated hitter is not in use.
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Cleveland fared better with four extra-base hits while designated hitter Carlos Santana and catcher Yan Gomes each had two RBIs.
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He served as the designated hitter in his two games in the Arizona League and in his Visalia debut on Tuesday.
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BLUE JAYS SIGN MORALES The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a three-year, $33 million deal with designated hitter Kendrys Morales.
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With runners at the corners and one out, Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez ripped a drive toward the right field corner.
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Nelson Cruz turns 37 in July, and while he's still a very effective hitter, he's now a full-time designated hitter.
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He made the World Series roster as a designated hitter, and he has kept his composure against a stingy Cleveland staff.
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Primarily a second baseman throughout his 11-year career, Walker has played only at first base and designated hitter this season.
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"When there wasn't a reaction from the hitter, I was yelling that it didn't hit him," designated hitter Chase Headley said.
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Knowing what was coming, designated hitter Luke Bonfield, who had hit the blast, crossed the plate and removed his batting helmet.
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The Yankees have a glut of outfielders, and catcher Gary Sanchez is also a candidate for at-bats at designated hitter.
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Boone also put Clint Frazier at designated hitter for his first major league appearance since suffering a concussion in spring training.
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Despite swinging a hot bat, outfielder Aaron Hicks sat on Friday because the Yankees lost the use of the designated hitter.
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Designated hitter Chris Carter, who replaced Holliday in the lineup, drove in the Yankees' third run with a single to left.
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This helps address the status of the Anaheim Angels' starter/designated hitter Shohei Ohtani and Cincinnati Reds' reliever/outfielder Michael Lorenzen.
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Instead they welcomed back closer Aroldis Chapman, gave designated hitter Matt Holliday a one-year deal, and left it at that.
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C Salvador Perez was the designated hitter Wednesday, but it was good for the Royals to keep his bat in the lineup.
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The designated hitter went 13-for-21 with a walk, and his streak ended at seven, which still set a club record.
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It also matches the career high for Altuve, who started as the designated hitter Sunday for only the second time this season.
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The 35-year-old veteran was trying to revive his career and made the Indians' Opening Day roster as the designated hitter.
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Bird could also have filled in for Alex Rodriguez, the designated hitter, if he required time on the disabled list this year.
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However, there was no playing time available for him with Cabrera back and Victor Martinez entrenched as the full-time designated hitter.
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Reddick followed with a double and Evan Gattis, the designated hitter with the game in an American League park, drew a walk.
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He is second to Boston's J.D. Martinez at designated hitter in the first round of All-Star voting in the American League.
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Designated hitter Miguel Sano is mired in an offensive rut, going 0-for-303 with seven strikeouts over the past four games.
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C Travis d'Arnaud (right rotator cuff strain) went 1-for-4 Friday night as the designated hitter for Triple-A Las Vegas.
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After recently losing his starting first base job to Tommy Joseph, Howard was used as designated hitter Monday in the interleague game.
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DH Matt Holliday had an RBI single in Saturday's third inning, giving him 27 career hits as a National League designated hitter.
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Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez reached a milestone when he singled in the second inning for the 2,000th hit of his career.
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McCullers returned for the seventh and fanned the first two batters before getting designated hitter Khris Davis to fly out to center.
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Detroit's designated hitter, who was 4-for-5 with a home run in Friday's 9-223 win in the series opener, hit .
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Rodriguez's absence has allowed Carlos Beltran, 39, to shift mostly from right field to designated hitter, allowing his legs to stay fresh.
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If Beltran can't play in the outfield, the switch-hitter would be the designated hitter, keeping Alex Rodriguez out of the lineup.
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Fielder is also a designated hitter, an option not available to Wright, and Fielder does not have spinal stenosis, as Wright does.
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Oakland took a one-run lead in the second on designated hitter Matt McBride's single that knocked in first baseman Billy Butler.
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Through Wednesday, Swisher had played in 22 games, mostly at first base and designated hitter, and a few times in the outfield.
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Manager Bob Melvin had listed infielder Jed Lowrie as his designated hitter that day and had no other infielders on the bench.
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"They were the best that we had," said Cashman, who added that Ellsbury could get additional at-bats as the designated hitter.
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And with openings at designated hitter and in their pitching rotation, they were equipped to accommodate Ohtani's desire to pitch and hit.
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Instead, they jettisoned Encarnacion — the designated hitter has averaged 259 R.B.I. over the last seven seasons — and brought back the popular Santana.
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"He carried us," said Yankees designated hitter Clint Frazier, who hit his fourth home run of the season in the fourth inning.
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The New York Yankees acquired designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion in a trade with the Seattle Mariners on Saturday, according to multiple reports.
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Manager Joe Girardi, looking for athleticism and a base stealer, chose to use Jacoby Ellsbury as the designated hitter instead of Headley.
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They are last in the majors in walks and on-base average, even though they have the advantage of the designated hitter.
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Encarnacion, the designated hitter, looked as if he hadn't been out with an oblique injury, going 4 for 13 against the Twins.
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With the emergence of Sanchez, McCann was relegated to designated hitter and backup catcher over the final two months of the season.
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But it also could mean that Alex Rodriguez, who is 4 for his last 37, could get some rest at designated hitter.
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Cole (18-5) struck out Rangers designated hitter Shin-Soo Choo to end the top of the sixth inning for No. 300.
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Here, she's part snooty sorceress, part designated hitter — reducing co-stars to ash one minute, smashing walk-off home runs the next.
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LeMahieu, the New York Yankees' second baseman, and Pence, the Texas Rangers' designated hitter, will each suit up for the American League.
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OF Cameron Maybin is still not ready to being activated, despite serving as the designated hitter at Triple-A Toledo in recent games.
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Sports Briefing | Baseball Designated hitter Evan Gattis and the Houston Astros avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $3.4 million contract.
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First baseman and designated hitter Chris Carter's bat shattered on a fastball from Kansas City Royals pitcher Matt Strahm in the seventh inning.
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Speaking in Washington in advance of Tuesday's All-Star Game, Verlander said that he thinks the league should eliminate the designated hitter altogether.
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Starting Yordan Alvarez, the Astros' usual designated hitter, in as a left fielder proved to be a key decision by Manager A.J. Hinch.
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The designated hitter lined a 2-2 pitch into the seats to give Baltimore a 1-0 lead, and the Orioles never trailed.
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Astros designated hitter Evan Gattis socked his 20th home run leading off the seventh inning, doing so against Rangers right-hander Cory Gearrin.
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The Mariners were without designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion, who leads the American League with 21 home runs, because of mild lower back stiffness.
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Few teams will be as happy to see Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz head off into retirement than the Detroit Tigers.
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Designated hitter Victor Martinez clubbed a go-ahead two-run homer Friday to power the Tigers to their ninth win in 28 games.
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The retiring 23-year-old designated hitter has reached the 25-homer plateau in 12 of his 14 seasons with the Red Sox.
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The designated hitter went 25-for-23 with a walk, and his streak ended at seven games, which still set a club record.
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Batting third as the designated hitter, Rodriguez went 2115 for 220 with a run-scoring double, a strikeout and two groundouts to shortstop.
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Through all this, Prince Fielder, the admittedly slow-footed designated hitter and the runner at third, still had not made his way home.
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The Indians used Carlos Santana — usually a designated hitter or first baseman — in left field, a position he had not played since 2012.
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He has made several starts as the designated hitter, but hasn't been a hitter in the games before, when, or after he pitches.
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Starting at third base instead of Miguel Andujar, who was the designated hitter, LeMahieu made a few standout plays to end Orioles' threats.
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With the emergence of Gio Urshela, a sure-handed third baseman, the Yankees were able to use Andujar primarily as a designated hitter.
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Gossage missed two months with a thumb injury in 1979 after he brawled in the showers with the burly designated hitter Cliff Johnson.
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Hinch was considering starting Gonzalez at second base in Game 3 on Tuesday in order to use Jose Altuve as the designated hitter.
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A recent partial knee replacement prevented Lomasney from catching in the game last Sunday, and he was first slotted as a designated hitter.
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The Yankees rid themselves of Chapman, Miller and designated hitter Carlos Beltran in exchange for a stockpile of prospects, and released Alex Rodriguez.
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This is the third trip to the majors this season for Conforto, who was the Mets' Opening Day designated hitter against the Royals.
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The Angels have just three other players who are signed past 2018: designated hitter Albert Pujols, shortstop Andrelton Simmons and outfielder Kole Calhoun.
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Angels designated hitter Albert Pujols is just 7-for-46 in August after experiencing a solid July with six homers and 31 RBIs.
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But the record will show that Dickerson — not Cruz — supplanted the retired David Ortiz as the starting designated hitter for the American League.
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Mariners designated hitter Nelson Cruz left the game shortly after being hit on the foot with a Brandon Mann pitch in the fourth inning.
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While Ortiz's major league career began with the Minnesota Twins, he is best known for his 14 seasons as the Red Sox's designated hitter.
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Judge, serving as designated hitter, was hit on the right hand by a Jakob Junis pitch in the first inning and winced in pain.
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And after spending years as baseball's slickest-fielding first baseman, he has now mostly hung up his glove, playing primarily as a designated hitter.
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Cespedes was 219-for-227 with an RBI groundout as the designated hitter at Class A St. Lucie on Monday, his first rehab game.
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NOTES: 2B Dustin Pedroia served as Boston's designated hitter on Thursday for the first time this season, just the fifth game in his career.
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RF Jose Bautista was 24-for-24 with three strikeouts as the designated hitter Thursday in the Jays' 33-23 loss to the Orioles.
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Bour, getting rare work as a designated hitter, started the scoring with an RBI ground-rule double to tie the game at 1-1.
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This will be the third All-Star start for Gonzalez, who was the designated hitter in 2012 and started in center field in 2013.
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The Astros allowed the fewest runs (534) of any AL staff in a non-strike season since the designated hitter was instituted in 1973.
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Miller struck out Ortiz on the next pitch and the designated hitter returned from the dugout and started yelling at Kulpa before getting tossed.
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He disarmed the Rangers throughout his six innings, yielding a leadoff homer to designated hitter Adrian Beltre in the second plus four additional baserunners.
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He struck out eight and walked just one "CC pitched good and gave us an opportunity to win," said Yankees designated hitter Carlos Beltran.
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One Game, Six Whiffs The Baltimore designated hitter Sam Horn becomes the first nonpitcher to strike out six consecutive times in a single game.
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With the World Series beginning in an American League stadium, Schwarber could add left-handed-hitting thump as the Cubs' designated hitter on Tuesday.
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Adam LaRoche, a first baseman and designated hitter last season, retired in spring training after a disagreement over his son's presence in the clubhouse.
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A's designated hitter Billy Butler led off the fifth with a drive to the right-center gap, but Trout threw him out at second.
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DH Matt Joyce got a starting opportunity Monday, mainly because Pittsburgh was playing in an American League city (Detroit) and needed a designated hitter.
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At one point considered one of the top catchers in high school baseball, the Astros' designated hitter long seemed destined for the major leagues.
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OF Adam Frazier has played four different positions in six starts so far this season — left field, designated hitter, second base and third base.
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To celebrate the anniversary, the Saints brought him back for one at bat at designated hitter and he smoked a dinger to left field.
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He noted that Series games in a National League park — which thankfully come shorn of the designated hitter — required more work of a manager.
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He missed the previous two games due to knee soreness and revealed prior to the game he would become a full-time designated hitter.
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Davis, a designated hitter, has hit 106 home runs since the start of 2016, three behind Giancarlo Stanton for the most in the majors.
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And the newcomers Stephen Piscotty and Jonathan Lucroy will help a lineup whose designated hitter, Khris Davis, hit 21 homers the last two seasons.
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And to ease his transition and the concern over reinjuring the shoulder, the Yankees intend to give Andujar at-bats as a designated hitter.
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The Angels intentionally walked designated hitter Mike Ford, who was 1 for 14 in his major league career, to set up a double play.
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Designated hitter Albert Pujols doubled off Rays starter Charlie Morton to lead off the second inning, and he later scored on Luis Rengifo's single.
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That brought up rookie phenom Shohei Ohtani — who didn't start because there is no designated hitter in National League ballparks — as a pinch hitter.
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He did get two at bats in the last two games of the season, but those came as a pinch hitter and designated hitter.
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Matt Holliday, whom the Yankees signed to a one-year, $13 million deal in early December, is set to be the primary designated hitter.
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The embarrassing display of defense was enough to make Nelson Cruz, the Mariners' designated hitter, throw a tantrum in the dugout after the inning.
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But Greer liked how he pulled the ball with authority as a designated hitter, and how close he came to beating out routine grounders.
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From the dugout, Aaron Judge — the Yankees' regular right fielder who was slotted as the team's designated hitter — realized how serious the injury was.
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The Chapman move followed an agreement with the veteran Matt Holliday on a one-year, $13 million deal to be the primary designated hitter.
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"We're going through tough times as a country," said Carlos Beltran, the designated hitter who has played in all four tournaments for Puerto Rico.
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The signing came one day after the Houston Astros signed Carlos Beltran to a one-year, $16 million contract to be their designated hitter.
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NOTES: DH Matt Holliday (viral infection) took early batting practice and will play two games at designated hitter in a minor league rehab assignment.
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He plays sparingly in the outfield now, but is still in the lineup as a designated hitter on days when he does not pitch.
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"I would take the DH out, even though I know the National League is talking about implementing the designated hitter," Verlander said, per USA Today.
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Patrick Downes, who lost his left leg in the 2013 bombings, threw out the first pitch to Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz on Sunday.
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Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Albert Pujols will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing an arthroscopic debridement of his left knee on Wednesday.
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After being discouraged from bringing his son into the clubhouse so frequently, the Chicago White Sox designated hitter opted to retire from the major leagues.
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Devon Travis has hit safely in seven straight games for Toronto and designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion had two hits Friday, including his 300th career homer.
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INF Tyler Saladino (back spasms) began an injury-rehab stint at Triple-A Charlotte on Monday night, going 24-for-33 as the designated hitter.
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With two more hits in that capacity, Holliday would match former Braves star Chipper Jones for the third-most hits by an NL designated hitter.
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The two sides of the first base platoon both hit well, as Morrison and Rickie Weeks (serving as the designated hitter) combined for five RBIs.
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Mets designated hitter Asdrubal Cabrera was tossed by third base umpire Hunter Wendelstedt for slamming his bat on a checked swing strikeout in the fifth.
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Rutledge he filled in at third for Travis Shaw, who moved over to first as Ramirez manned the designated hitter spot with David Ortiz resting.
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In 26 starts this season, Franklin has played left field (14 starts), first base (five), second base (four), designated hitter (two) and right field (one).
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Donaldson, the third baseman, kept the lead intact when he made a diving stop on Carlos Santana and threw the designated hitter out at first.
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The Red Sox have three games scheduled at home against the Toronto Blue Jays, giving them plenty of opportunities to honor their longtime designated hitter.
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In the meantime, Torres will play shortstop five days a week and designated hitter one day a week and will have one day of rest.
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He has started games at five different positions (first, second and third bases, shortstop and left field) as well as at designated hitter this season.
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Why, there was even the 39-year-old Carlos Beltran, given a respite as the designated hitter, legging out a bunt for a base hit.
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After playing only two major league games this season before the knee injury, Schwarber was in Tuesday's starting lineup, hitting fifth as the designated hitter.
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After he hit more than two dozen balls over the fence, the team's manager offered him a spot in the lineup as the designated hitter.
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"Alex is a guy that communicates well with the players; he's a guy that studies the game," Astros designated hitter Carlos Beltran said this month.
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But he was traded that December to the Detroit Tigers, with the Mets receiving the pitcher Mickey Lolich, and served mostly as a designated hitter.
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In Boston, Martinez will probably get most of his starts as the designated hitter, though he could fill in for an outfielder now and then.
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The Baltimore Orioles activated designated hitter Mark Trumbo from the 60-day injured list, and he is set to make his season debut on Monday.
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On Tuesday night, the Yankees traded for Kendrys Morales, who Boone said was expected to get quite a few at-bats as the designated hitter.
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Boone said he would counsel Judge about playing the position intelligently and would use the designated-hitter spot to occasionally get Judge off his feet.
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INSIDE PITCH Designated hitter Matt Holliday (lumbar strain) and second baseman Starlin Castro (hamstring strain) are expected to begin minor league rehabilitation assignments on Friday.
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They traded away closer Aroldis Chapman, the setup man Andrew Miller, designated hitter Carlos Beltran and starting pitcher Ivan Nova for a bushel of prospects.
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The Indians' new designated hitter, Edwin Encarnacion, is also seeking his first World Series appearance, at age 34, after 12 seasons with Cincinnati and Toronto.
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Simmons and Gregorius will rotate between shortstop and designated hitter, while Bogaerts will play third base to ensure he is in the lineup every game.
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Toronto opened the scoring in the first inning, as designated hitter Rowdy Tellez smacked a line-drive single to right field that scored Freddy Galvis.
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The Angels were expected to use Ohtani as a starting pitcher and also afford him the opportunity to get at-bats as a designated hitter.
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It was also the end of an era, as designated hitter and occasional first baseman David Ortiz played his final game as a professional baseball player.
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He will try to continue his success against Angels center fielder Mike Trout (1-for-8) and designated hitter Albert Pujols (6-for-32, three homers).
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The Rays got a career-high five RBIs from designated hitter Nick Franklin, who got his first three hits of the season after being recalled Tuesday.
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He has started games at five different defensive positions (first, second and third base, shortstop and left field) as well as at designated hitter this season.
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Like in the American League, NPB's Pacific League clubs are permitted use of the designated hitter, but the Fighters waive that option when Otani is pitching.
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While Ortiz's major league career began with the Minnesota Twins, he is best known for his 14 seasons in Boston as the Red Sox's designated hitter.
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Depending on his performance in an AFL game Monday night, the Cubs could activate him for a designated hitter role in the World Series on Tuesday.
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DH Buster Posey got a break from catching Tuesday and is scheduled to get another Wednesday night, serving as San Francisco's designated hitter for both games.
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The Los Angeles Angels designated hitter took a 92-mph fastball off the face in the seventh inning, went down momentarily but quickly got back up.
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Half of major leaguers play in the National League, in which pitchers must bat for themselves rather than having a designated hitter (DH) take their spot.
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Limited to the designated hitter role because of a calf issue, Toronto&aposs Josh Donaldson clubbed a grand slam to highlight a six-run fourth inning.
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Blue Jays designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion leads the major leagues with 62 RBIs and has been scorching hot with nine homers and 22 RBIs in June.
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Pedroia, serving as designated hitter to rest his sore knee, went 7-for-11 in the series and has hit in 27 straight games against Oakland.
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That set up Donaldson and the Blue Jays third baseman, who was used as designated hitter on Sunday, drilled an 21-1 fastball to left-center.
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Designated hitter Daniel Descalso slugged a two-run, two-out homer in the ninth off Astros closer Roberto Osuna that cut the deficit to one run.
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Beltran, who was relieved that the Yankees had survived his base-running blunder on Thursday night, continued to swing the bat well as the designated hitter.
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Hart played for the Giants from 1963 to 1973 and became a designated hitter when he was acquired by the Yankees early in the 1973 season.
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At the time, 3B Josh Donaldson had a sore leg after being hit by a pitch and was used as designated hitter for a few games.
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They plugged new prospects into their farm system and promoted Gary Sanchez, who started Thursday for the second game in a row as the designated hitter.
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Along with Rivera, former pitchers Roy Halladay and Mike Mussina, as well as former designated hitter Edgar Martinez, were also voted into the hall on Tuesday.
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Steve Pearce, a first baseman and designated hitter, has brought right-handed thump to the Boston lineup to offset some modest struggles against left-handed pitching.
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Andujar played in nine games after he came back, mostly as the designated hitter, while Gio Urshela, a sure-handed fielder, took over at third base.
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The Red Sox missed the presence of David Ortiz, the retired designated hitter, and Torey Lovullo, the bench coach who left to manage the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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The Yankees acquired the first baseman/designated hitter from the Oakland A's on May 14 in exchange for a player to be named or cash considerations.
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They could have worse decisions than when to alternate Stanton and Judge between the right field and designated hitter spots, with some left field mixed in.
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Andujar started Tuesday night's game against the Seattle Mariners as the designated hitter, a slot he figures to fill for a while, with Urshela at third.
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The former Boston Red Sox designated hitter has been home recovering, but he hasn't posted any photos of himself and has stayed out of the limelight.
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Others in the batting order included designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion, outfielders Michael Brantley and Melky Cabrera, infielders Francisco Lindor and Yonder Alonso and catcher Yan Gomes.
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The Cubs' designated hitter once again attacked the shift, hitting a grounder through the right side of the infield for his third hit of the game.
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Edgar Martinez spent much of his career as a designated hitter, a tough job to stay ready for because you sit for innings at a time.
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Designated hitter Matt Holliday, who has played eight games at first this season, is still on the disabled list, though he has been taking batting practice.
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Beltran, a designated hitter for the 2017 Astros, was fired last month from his new job as Mets manager for his central role in the scandal.
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He went 0 for 3 earlier in the week as a designated hitter; he went 0 for 4 on Friday while playing left and right field.
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After designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion walked, right fielder Jay Bruce sealed the deal with a walkoff RBI double as the home crowd broke into a frenzy.
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The Blue Jays moved on and signed designated hitter Kendrys Morales and the utility man Steve Pearce, essentially shutting the door on a reunion with Encarnacion.
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Toronto designated hitter Michael Saunders, who homered in his first career at-bat against the Mariners (49-47), his former team, struck out to end the game.
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Red Sox designated hitter Hanley Ramirez, who had been bothered by left arm soreness, was back in the starting lineup for the first time in six games.
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Valencia was playing third base, and Oakland lost its designated hitter when Jed Lowrie moved from DH to second base and Coghlan switched from second to third.
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The edge and the ability to use the designated hitter helped a little, maybe -- of those 11 times they had home field, AL clubs won six titles.
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Ramirez has served exclusively as the Red Sox designated hitter in 2017, despite manager John Farrell's desire to put him at first base against left-handed pitchers.
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Asked if extra reps at first base this season, caused by the emergence of Shohei Ohtani at designated hitter, factored into Pujols' injury, Eppler declined to speculate.
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RF Jose Bautista was used as the designated hitter on Saturday in a 2121-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles, with Melvin Upton Jr. playing right field.
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Per the Seattle Times, Dipoto needed both the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cleveland Indians involved in order to pick up first baseman/designated hitter Edwin Encarnación.
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Zobrist was expected to be in the South Bend lineup Friday night as the designated hitter and continue playing through weekend before the Cubs reassess his situation.
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Without a designated hitter spot in the N.L., Maddon said, outfield days give Bryant "almost like a day off" compared to the physical demands of third base.
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And for the second night in a row, designated hitter David Ortiz bashed a long home run, sending a Johnny Barbato pitch several rows into the bleachers.
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Altuve scored on a run-scoring groundout by Alex Bregman before rookie designated hitter Yordan Alvarez notched his 40th RBI in his 40th game with a single.
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Indians designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion has four homers and 14 RBIs over his last nine games after going deep and driving in four runs in Tuesday's loss.
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COLLINS NAMES PADRE AS D.H. The Mets' Terry Collins, who will manage the National League, named Wil Myers of the host Padres as his starting designated hitter.
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On Wednesday, they promoted the top prospect Gary Sanchez and made him the primary right-handed designated hitter, which had been the only role left for Rodriguez.
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But Beltran's balky hamstring has given Girardi enough cause to move him from right field into the designated hitter spot when the Yankees face right-handed pitching.
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Los Angeles designated hitter Albert Pujols had four RBIs in the opener and has driven in 26 runs in July, including 16 in the past eight games.
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Cleveland Indians designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion returned to the lineup for Game 5 of the American League Division Series against the New York Yankees at Progressive Field.
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Designated hitter Victor Martinez has swelling in his right knee after being hit by a pitch and Ausmus said, "We'll just have to see," about Martinez's availability.
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The Oakland Athletics placed designated hitter Khris Davis on the 10-day injured list on Friday, retroactive to May 22, because of a left hip/oblique injury.
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Machado scored from third on a passed ball and Jonathan Schoop added a sacrifice fly that scored designated hitter Mark Trumbo to take a 5-3 lead.
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While it is not a perfect measure of his quality at either skill, Ohtani received 190 of the 223 votes at designated hitter and 111 at pitcher.
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A day after being acquired from Oakland, Kendrys Morales arrived in the Bronx during Game 2258 and was put in the Game 22016 lineup as designated hitter.
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It brought home Giancarlo Stanton, who hit a solo home run in the first inning and continues to play designated hitter while healing a tight left hamstring.
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American League In all the years since the league adopted the designated hitter rule in 1973, only four qualified A.L. pitchers have posted an E.R.A. below 2.00.
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He played in his first rehabilitation game on Friday as a designated hitter with Class AA Binghamton, and he was expected to play the field on Saturday.
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Tebow has been with the Class A Columbia Fireflies in South Carolina since the end of spring training, playing as an outfielder and as a designated hitter.
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He once regularly turned out in the outfield, but now usually plays designated hitter or pinch hits when he's not pitching, taking a day off before starts.
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Led by designated hitter Nelson Cruz (41 home runs) and outfielder Max Kepler (36), the Twins had eight players hit at least 20 home runs this season.
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After serving as the designated hitter Monday and going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs, Zimmerman played first base Tuesday for the Chiefs.
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And on June 16, the Yankees traded for Edwin Encarnacion, the first baseman-designated hitter who led the league in home runs with 23 entering Friday's game.
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It was Stanton's 6st homer of the season — it traveled an estimated 20 feet and marked the fourth time the designated hitter homered in consecutive games this season.
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He is best known for his 14 seasons as the Red Sox's designated hitter, during which he helped the team snap its decades-long title drought in 2004.
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DH Evan Gattis (sports hernia) will get three or four at-bats and serve as the designated hitter in a rehab game for Double-A Corpus Christi Thursday.
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He will play six to seven innings as a catcher again Wednesday and since the team has a late-morning start Thursday, Sanchez will be the designated hitter.
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Matt Joyce, getting a chance to start because Pittsburgh needed a designated hitter in an American League park, keyed two early rallies with a single plus a double.
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White Sox designated hitter Matt Davidson, who has seven homers in his last 11 games, registered multiple hits Friday for the sixth time in his last nine contests.
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Holliday, who played his previous 1,614 games exclusively as a left fielder or designated hitter, was at first base for one inning Sunday before replacing Pham in left.
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Joey Votto, serving as the designated hitter for Cincinnati, homered for the second straight game, giving the Reds a 1-0 lead in the top of the first.
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D'ARNAUD AT D.H. IN REHAB STINT Catcher Travis d'Arnaud began his rehabilitation assignment on Sunday, going 20053 for 5 as the designated hitter for Class A St. Lucie.
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C Brian McCann was 1-for-2 with a walk Sunday when he was used as designated hitter in the Yankees' 4-183 loss to the Blue Jays.
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A Different Kind of D.H. Manager Billy Martin of the Yankees uses starting pitcher Rick Rhoden as the designated hitter in a June 26, 25, game against Baltimore.
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It was Stanton's 21st homer of the season — it traveled an estimated 410 feet and marked the fourth time the designated hitter homered in consecutive games this season.
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But using a designated hitter also allowed Bochy to insert another left-handed bat into the lineup against the right-handed Masahiro Tanaka, who started for the Yankees.
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As neatly as Schwarber would have fit as a future Yankees designated hitter — think 50 homers a year — the Cubs swore he was untouchable, and they meant it.
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Sanchez, the designated hitter Sunday, went without a home run for the first time in four games but had a single and a double in four at-bats.
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Carlos Santana, who usually serves as the team's designated hitter, started in right field and batted leadoff for the interleague contest while Edwin Encarnacion remained at first base.
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They had nobody ranked among the top five vote-getters at first base, second base, shortstop, third base or designated hitter, and nobody among the top 10 outfielders.
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Rodriguez, now a designated hitter for the Yankees, fits in well with those two for the overwhelming competitive greed that fueled his greatness and led to his demise.
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Cleveland designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion struck for a solo home run to the opposite field in right with one out in the seventh to sully the Morton ledger.
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Among the players off to miserable starts are right fielder Miguel Sano (3-for-22, 13 strikeouts) and designated hitter Byung Ho Park (3-for-21, 12 strikeouts).
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David Ortiz, the Boston Red Sox' designated hitter, is retiring after the season, and the Boston-Toronto race in the American League East could be decided that day.
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Carlos Beltran hasn't played the field since May 16th, and has spent most of his time as a designated hitter since returning to the Houston Astros this season.
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The Astros' designated hitter, Carlos Beltran, had counseled Gurriel after the incident but said he did not feel the need to say anything to him after Game 6.
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Tanaka's injury renewed debate about whether the National League should adopt the designated hitter rule used in the American League to reduce the risk of injury for pitchers.
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Brett Gardner LF James Paxton P Giancarlo Stanton is back in the lineup as the designated hitter after he missed the last three games with a strained quadriceps.
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Back then, Greg Bird was the Yankees' starting first baseman, Starlin Castro was at second, Todd Frazier was at third and Chase Headley was the regular designated hitter.
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DH Cody Asche could receive plenty of action this season as the team's designated hitter, along with receiving spot starts at the corner outfield and corner infield positions.
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Nationals (ss) 25, Astros 22 Designated hitter Yan Gomes and backup first baseman Brandon Snyder had two hits apiece for the host Nationals at West Palm Beach, Fla.
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Encarnacion, the Yankees' designated hitter, had a two-run homer in the third and walked in the fifth before Mike Ford pinch-hit for him in the seventh.
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Toronto designated hitter Kendrys Morales, who had two of his team's four hits, pitched the ninth and allowed only a walk in his first major-league mound appearance.
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Pineda, who gave up seven first-inning home runs last season, watched designated hitter Corey Dickerson deposit his third pitch of the game over the center-field wall.
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Jeremy Giambi, Oakland's lumbering designated hitter, was rounding third base and trying to score from first when Spencer uncorked a throw that seemed destined to live in infamy.
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Encarnacion probably will replace Mike Napoli, the 35-year-old veteran first baseman-designated hitter, who had 34 home runs and 101 R.B.I. for the Indians in 2016.
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Several of them, including designated hitter Khris Davis, outfielder Stephen Piscotty and pitcher Brett Anderson, describe a manager who has their back and allows them to be themselves.
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Designated hitter Luke Voit provided the bulk of the power by smashing the team's first home run of the season, a three-run shot in the first inning.
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The trio replace Los Angeles Angels second baseman Tommy La Stella (fractured right tibia), Texas Rangers designated hitter Hunter Pence (groin) and Twins right-hander Jake Odorizzi (blister).
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Sale beat the Tigers with seven innings of three-run ball June 43, but has been tormented by Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez (18-for-36, 4 home runs).
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Albert Pujols had the night off but will be back as the designated hitter Wednesday as he attempts to shake his deep June slump in which he is batting .
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RF Avisail Garcia made his third straight start at designated hitter for the White Sox, but he'll start in right field on Thursday against Oakland, manager Robin Ventura said.
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Which player is the designated hitter depends on matchups, and OF J.B. Shuck, C Alex Avila and C Dioner Navarro also can handle the role, manager Robin Ventura said.
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Detroit designated hitter Victor Martinez, who announced a day earlier that Saturday's game would be the last of his career, was removed after an infield single in the first.
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Rangers designated hitter Mike Napoli led off the second inning with a strikeout, but he made it safely to first on a passed ball by Seattle catcher Carlos Ruiz.
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Hanley Ramirez is not the subject of a federal drug investigation, the Boston Globe reported Sunday, negating an earlier media report about the former Boston Red Sox designated hitter.
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He hit in the cleanup spot for the first time this season, though it's uncertain if he'll stay there because of the imminent return of designated hitter Victor Martinez.
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The Rays trailed 5-0 until designated hitter C.J. Cron launched a two-run homer in the top of the sixth inning, his 23rd home run of the season.
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Designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion has clubbed four homers in the past four games for Cleveland, including a pair of two-run shots in Monday's 153-3 win over Boston.
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He induced designated hitter Victor Martinez to hit into a double play after giving up a first-inning run and held the Tigers scoreless the remainder of his outing.
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Ortiz, the Red Sox' designated hitter and a longtime Yankee tormentor, went 0 for 1 with a walk and was replaced by a pinch-runner in the fourth inning.
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For Lasch, the rising popularity of therapy and self-help — along with radical feminism, confessional writing, permissive parenting and the designated hitter rule — was itself implicated in the problem.
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Although Cespedes said he felt some pain in his leg, it dissipated later, and he was expected to serve as the Mets' designated hitter at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday.
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He allowed a double to Ramirez and the 83th homer of the season to Moreland, who batted for designated hitter Chris Young, to give Boston a 28-27 lead.
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Grandal and McCann are expected to share time at catcher and possibly at designated hitter as well, with the White Sox possibly adding a third catcher to the roster.
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After coughing up the home run to Gurriel to start the second inning, Darvish gave up a double to right fielder Josh Reddick and walked designated hitter Evan Gattis.
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Beltrán, a designated hitter for the 2017 Astros, who won the World Series that fall, was the only player from that team named as a participant in the scheme.
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Robbie Grossman likely will be the team's designated hitter and Jorge Polanco is the starting shortstop, while closer Glen Perkins (shoulder) is headed for the 60-day disabled list.
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"The home-field advantage was a good thing because people took the game serious; managers did also," said Houston Astros designated hitter Carlos Beltran, a nine-time All-Star.
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The Tigers don't need Martinez, 38, to be all that speedy on the bases, and they don't need significant defensive contributions from him, since he is their designated hitter.
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Encarnacion, a designated hitter and first baseman, had 42 home runs and 127 R.B.I. for Toronto last season, and only Baltimore's Chris Davis has hit more homers since 73.
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Even the often-injured third baseman David Wright, whose throwing has lagged behind his hitting during his recovery from neck surgery, was able to serve as the designated hitter.
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The former Japanese star made 10 starts on the mound in 2018 but was reduced to a designated hitter role last season while his elbow was on the mend.
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Here are more amazing facts: The Oakland Athletics have just one homegrown everyday player (designated hitter Ryon Healy) and no homegrown starting pitchers until the injured Sonny Gray returns.
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Stanton and Judge are primarily right fielders, but they could be shifted among designated hitter, right field and left field in conjunction with Brett Gardner, the current left fielder.
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Other changes — such as a three-batter minimum for relief pitchers and the adoption of the designated hitter in the National League — will not be in place this season.
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NOTES: Blue Jays 3B Josh Donaldson, who left the game against Tampa Bay on Wednesday with a strained right calf muscle, returned to the lineup on Friday as designated hitter.
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"We need it," designated hitter David Ortiz said after his home run and three RBIs paced the Red Sox to an 11-6 win over the Texas Rangers Wednesday night.
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Cleveland Indians designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion is headed to the 10-day disabled list after he left Friday's game against the Chicago White Sox with pain in his left biceps.
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The former designated hitter and first baseman won seven Silver Slugger awards in his career, and he hit 20073 home runs with 1,768 RBIs in 2,408 games in the majors.
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Prior to the game, the Red Sox held a moment of reflection for former designated hitter David Ortiz, who was shot in the back in the Dominican Republic on Sunday.
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Boston cut its deficit to one in the seventh on a three-run homer by Dustin Pedroia, who was serving as the designated hitter for the first time this season.
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While Detroit will head just 03 miles or so north, the rules change as the Tigers will again be able to use the designated hitter back in the American League.
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In addition to catching, the versatile 27-year-old has started games for the Twins this season at first base, third base and right field and as the designated hitter.
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Albert Pujols hit 40 home runs last year, although he's also a 36-year-old designated hitter whose on-base percentage has declined in seven straight seasons, counting this one.
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Alvarez, whose 23 homers are the most among minor leaguers this season, batted fifth as the designated hitter and hit a home run in his second major league at-bat.
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On Tuesday, while the Yankees were playing the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium, Rodriguez was about 2286 miles south, batting third as the designated hitter for the Trenton Thunder.
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The Cubs could ease him back into action as a designated hitter in Cleveland rather than play him in left field, where he had some misadventures during last year's postseason.
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As the designated hitter on Friday, Rodriguez managed an infield single against Wright, but did not hit the ball out of the infield and popped up to end the game.
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While Beltran is expected to return from the All-Star Game fully healed, Girardi is inclined to use him frequently as the designated hitter as a means of preserving him.
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Collins put the backup catcher Rene Rivera at designated hitter, Matt Reynolds at shortstop and Ty Kelly in left field, leaving the left-handed-hitting Michael Conforto on the bench.
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BEST STORY LINE THAT VANISHED: GAME 20143, 2002 Shawon Dunston was the San Francisco Giants' designated hitter for Game 6 of the 2002 World Series in Anaheim against the Angels.
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The teams do not use the designated hitter in National League parks, and Daniel Cooper, the doctor who performed Schwarber's surgery, did not clear him to play in the outfield.
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The Houston Astros owner Jim Crane let Beltran, the team's designated hitter, use his plane to deliver supplies to Puerto Rico and Beltran has donated $210 million to relief efforts.
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Kansas City was reshuffling its outfield this spring after Lorenzo Cain left as a free agent, and Bonifacio was competing for playing time in the field and at designated hitter.
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When the Yankees made a surprisingly deep run in the postseason, it was with little help from Ellsbury, who was 0 for 9 as a designated hitter and pinch-hitter.
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Baines, who had 270.4,222 hits in 22 seasons, is the second Hall of Famer, after Frank Thomas, to have played more than 50 percent of his games at designated hitter.
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"Obviously with all the injuries, there's more pressure on us," said Luke Voit, the designated hitter, who had been slumping before he blasted a three-run homer in Thursday's win.
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The Mariners were a player short on the roster after designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion, who leads the American League with 21 home runs, was traded to the New York Yankees.
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Catcher Gary Sanchez and designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion, both of whom missed chunks of September with injuries, may still be rusty: They are a combined 2 for 25 this series.
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Rosenthal and Drellich reported that Beltran, a designated hitter and outfielder in the final year of his playing career in 2017, was heavily involved in designing the Astros&apos scheme.
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Albert Pujols, the Angels' designated hitter, lost two teammates during the seasons when he played for the St. Louis Cardinals: pitchers Darryl Kile, in 2002, and Josh Hancock, in 2007.
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Red Sox manager John Farrell said he would prefer not to play veteran David Ortiz at first despite their being no use of the designated hitter in a NL ballpark.
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Batting eighth as the designated hitter in his first major league exhibition game, Tebow faced the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, Rick Porcello, in his first at-bat.
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Let the designated hitter hit twice in the order separated by five batters only if the DH hits is in the 2, 3 or 4 position in the batting order.
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Decker, who has played in the outfield and as a designated hitter in this tournament and is another career minor leaguer, laughed when he saw the team's insulting world ranking.
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The injury worsened as a result of Tebow's refusal to rest, and he collected just one hit in 18 at-bats, all as a designated hitter, in seven spring games.
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Gray will be trying to cool down Seattle second baseman Robinson Cano and designated hitter Nelson Cruz, who each had three hits in the Mariners' 4-3 series-opening victory Monday.
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Rivera was joined by starting pitchers Roy Halladay and Mike Mussina and designated hitter Edgar Martinez as part of the 2019 class to be inducted in Cooperstown, N.Y. on July 21.
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The reigning American League Rookie of the Year will bat third and serve as the Angels' designated hitter in his first game since he underwent Tommy John elbow surgery last October.
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Davis served as Oakland's designated hitter after exiting Monday's 5-3 triumph with left calf soreness while Matt Joyce was kept out of the lineup due to a strained left quadriceps.
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The injury-ravaged Mariners saw their winning streak snapped at four games, which matched a season high, and had shortstop Jean Segura and designated hitter Nelson Cruz leave the game early.
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NOTES: 1B Adrian Gonzalez was the designated hitter for Los Angeles, and manager Dave Roberts said OF Andre Ethier and 3B Justin Turner also will start at DH during the series.
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"The Padres actually played better than us tonight," said Texas designated hitter Shin-Soo Choo, who went 03-for-20 with an RBI, a run, a walk and a stolen base.
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Manager Terry Collins is hoping to get Cespedes through the next three games, after which Cespedes can be utilized as the designated hitter in five straight games in American League parks.
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It is a sunk cost for the Yankees, and there seems little point in allotting one of their 2017 roster spots to a player who is strictly an overmatched designated hitter.
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Blue Jays standout Josh Donaldson (hip) served as the designated hitter for the first two contests and went 4-for-5 with four walks after sitting out the previous three games.
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Fans are ready to vote him to a 10th All-Star team; he has more than double the votes of the second-ranked designated hitter in the American League, Kendrys Morales.
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Dipoto kept the core pieces intact because nothing was wrong with them: second baseman Robinson Cano, designated hitter Nelson Cruz, third baseman Kyle Seager and the ace right-hander Felix Hernandez.
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White, the designated hitter, followed by greeting right-hander Hansel Robles with his game-winning hit, a two-run double off the manual scoreboard in left, plating George Springer and Correa.
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He came into the game in the seventh inning, relieving Corey Kluber with a man on first base and nobody out — and subsequently walked the left-handed designated hitter Kyle Schwarber.
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Although he returned for the World Series and started four games in Cleveland as the designated hitter, this represents his first week as an everyday player since the 2015 season ended.
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Unable to use a designated hitter in the National League park, Cora will have to remove a regular from the starting lineup to keep J. D. Martinez, the D.H., in it.
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"He makes the effort, and he values the guys who don't speak English, which is important in this game," said Carlos Beltran, the Astros' designated hitter, who is from Puerto Rico.
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Ohtani had a rocky spring training, but he started at designated hitter in Oakland on opening day Thursday and is scheduled to make his pitching debut against the A's on Sunday.
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The Twins have added designated hitter Logan Morrison ($6.5 million), starting pitcher Lance Lynn ($12 million) and relievers Fernando Rodney (4.5 million), Addison Reed ($8.25 million) and Zack Duke ($2.2 million).
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Kikuchi, a left-handed pitcher, is scheduled to start Thursday for Seattle, and if Angels Manager Brad Ausmus decides to use Ohtani, his left-handed designated hitter, Japan will go bonkers.
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Ohtani, who was thriving as a starter and a designated hitter, received a platelet-rich plasma and stem cell injection and will be re-evaluated near the end of the month.
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That brought up Sanchez, who was hitless in his last 18 at-bats and was in the lineup as the designated hitter so that Austin Romine could catch starter Sonny Gray.
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He has done extra work in the batting cages, he has studied video assiduously, he has been given time off, and he has been used on occasion as the designated hitter.
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The Yankees also want Romine to increase his offensive production so that he can play more and allow Sanchez to either rest or stay in the lineup as the designated hitter.
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Rodon and Weaver matched zeros for the first four innings, when designated hitter Jose Martinez had the Cardinals' only hit and Sanchez had the only two White Sox hits, both singles.
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Starting as the designated hitter, he grounded out in his first at-bat in the third inning before homering to right in the fifth to score Jorge Bonifacio, who had walked.
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Seattle, with $3.56 million, now has the ability to outbid all of the other teams that Ohtani, a pitcher and designated hitter for the Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan, is considering.
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Dozier now has 40 home runs as a second baseman—two of his home runs came as a designated hitter—breaking Alfonso Soriano's record of 39 in a season from 2002.
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The designated hitter propelled LHP Drew Pomeranz's first pitch — an 87 mph cutter — over the fence in left-center field for a two-run drive that put the Angels ahead 3-2.
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David Ortiz, the Red Sox star designated hitter who propelled his team to three World Series titles in ten years, made it official last November that this season would be his last.
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"They just flat-out beat us this series with some good pitching," said Indians designated hitter Mike Napoli, who had hits Monday and Tuesday before going 0-for-3 in the finale.
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Brewers designated hitter Ryan Braun pounced on a first-pitch fastball with two outs in the first inning to deliver Milwaukee a 1-0 lead with his 11th homer on the season.
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The Astros also have a candidate for AL Rookie of the Year, designated hitter/outfielder Yordan Alvarez, along with Rays second baseman/outfielder Brandon Lowe and Baltimore Orioles left-hander John Means.
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Cubs 24, Padres 6 Designated hitter Phillip Evans led a Chicago hit parade with four hits (one a home run) and six RBIs as the Cubs blasted San Diego in Peoria, Ariz.
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Donaldson served as the designated hitter and reached base five times on three hits and two walks in Thursday's 7-2 victory after being 0-for-23 over his past seven games.
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Joining them are Minnesota Twins shortstop Jorge Polanco, Angels' second baseman Tommy La Stella and designated hitter J.D. Martinez, the only representative from the world champion Boston Red Sox on the list.
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Designated hitter J.D. Martinez (1.031 on-base plus slugging percentage) may be the team's most valuable player, but right fielder Mookie Betts (1.078 O.P.S.) may win the A.L. Most Valuable Player Award.
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Upon arrival, I asked the hosts a simple question: where they were storing my old baseball glove, which, as everyone knows, is signed by the former White Sox designated hitter Frank Thomas.
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Oakland's designated hitter displayed the opposite field power that made him the major league home run leader, crushing a one-out, two-run homer to right that got Oakland onto the board.
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Sheffield gets docked severely for his defense at third base and in the outfield, but he has more offensive wins above replacement than Martinez, a designated hitter on the cusp of election.
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Since the league adopted the designated hitter rule in 1973, only four qualified A.L. pitchers have posted an E.R.A. below 21908: Ron Guidry (22.00), Roger Clemens (2250), Pedro Martinez (250), and Snell.
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That matched the WAR figure for the Los Angeles Angels' two-way star Shohei Ohtani, who needs Tommy John surgery on his pitching elbow but continues to shine as a designated hitter.
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Another Girardi move worked out as well: using Aaron Judge as the designated hitter instead of in right field, after he appeared to injure himself slightly while running the bases on Friday.
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Giancarlo Stanton, who strained his right quadriceps in Game 1 of the A.L.C.S., was inching closer to being able to serve as a designated hitter, Yankees Manager Boone said before Thursday's game.
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Cole (18-5) struck out Rangers designated hitter Shin-Soo Choo with an 89.8 mph changeup to conclude the top of the sixth inning and record his 300th strikeout on the season.
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White Sox designated hitter Welington Castillo broke open what had been a tight contest with a three-run home run in the seventh that put Chicago on top by the final margin.
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Signing Chapman and designated hitter Matt Holliday (one year, $13 million) will not cost the Yankees a draft pick, the way a different closer (Kenley Jansen) or slugger (Edwin Encarnacion) would have.
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They uniformly rave about Otani's talents and say he will attract a lot of attention, particularly from American League teams, which can use him as a designated hitter when he's not pitching.
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The record for home runs by a second baseman is 42, shared by Rogers Hornsby and Davey Johnson; Dozier is only six away (two of his homers came as a designated hitter).
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Alderson said the Mets would like to get Cespedes back on June 6, when he could serve as the designated hitter as the team begins a two-game series at the Texas Rangers.
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C Nick Hundley (strained left oblique) caught seven innings Thursday in the first game of a doubleheader and was scheduled to be the designated hitter in the second game for Triple-A Albuquerque.
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He was able to serve as a pinch-hitter twice in a five-game span and started at designated hitter against the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday before he was scratched again on Wednesday.
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He ended a 63-game streak of no extra-base hits and got back into center field after playing nine straight games at the designated hitter due to a sprained right index finger.
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Angels designated hitter Albert Pujols is 22-for-23 with a homer against the 14-year-old McHugh, who is 229-25 with a 24 ERA in eight career starts against Los Angeles.
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The issue was that Phelps was a 33-year-old designated hitter and by definition had a limited shelf-life, while Buhner was 23 and had a future you could discern without squinting.
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Mike Trout, starting as the Angels' designated hitter for the second night in a row because of a sprained index finger on his right hand, did not have a hit in the game.
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The former Red Sox designated hitter is certainly no stranger to the park, and nor is Aly Raisman, a Needham, Massachusetts native—she even threw the first pitch at a game in 2016.
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He is expected to play left field, designated hitter and first base for the Astros, who were in search of a left-handed hitter such as Brantley to provide balance to their lineup.
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"I don't think (Santana) is going to be a leadoff hitter the rest of his career," Cleveland manager Terry Francona told reporters of his designated hitter, who has worked seven walks this year.
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David Ortiz, the burly and ebullient Red Sox designated hitter, stood on the top steps leading out of the visitors' dugout at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday evening and looked at the upper decks.
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Designated hitter Nelson Cruz (knee) returned from a two-game absence and lined a two-run single off the wall in right-center field to extend his homer drought to 24 consecutive games.
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Designated hitter Ryon Healy is 23-for-21 in the series and has hit safely in four in a row for the Athletics, who are an AL-worst 24-2232 away from home.
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Rangers designated hitter Prince Fielder is 216-for-24 with a home run against Gausman, who is 22-23 with a 153 ERA in three games (two starts) in his career against Texas.
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INSIDE PITCH Outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, returning from a strained right quadriceps, went 0 for 3 as the designated hitter in his first rehabilitation game on Monday with the Class A St. Lucie Mets.
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Sanchez was the Yankees' designated hitter in their 9-133 victory over the Mets on Wednesday night, going 1 for 4 and scoring a run as the Subway Series shifted to Yankee Stadium.
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The Indians have talent — shortstop Francisco Lindor, second baseman Jason Kipnis, first baseman Mike Napoli and designated hitter Carlos Santana, among others — but they are better because of the sum of their parts.
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Buster Posey gave his catching equipment a break and served as the San Francisco Giants' designated hitter in the first two contests of a three-game interleague series versus the host Detroit Tigers.
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Second baseman Tyler Wade hit a two-run homer in the fifth to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead after designated hitter Chris Iannetta drove in their first run with a double.
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The Red Sox or the Yankees, who spend lavishly for stars and have a deep stable of young talent to deal, could also be intriguing, especially with the designated hitter as an option.
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They have been forced to play the journeyman Shane Robinson and infielder Neil Walker in right field — partly to allow Giancarlo Stanton to be the designated hitter while dealing with a sore hamstring.
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Dustin Pedroia, back in the Boston lineup as a designated hitter after a stint on the disabled list with left knee inflammation, scored the first run on a fielder's choice in the fourth.
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Manaea struck out eight in seven innings, allowed just four hits — one of which was a bloop off the end of Aaron Judge's bat — and struck out designated hitter Matt Holliday three times.
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Such players must accrue at least 20 innings pitched in the majors and start at least 20 games as a position player/designated hitter with at least three plate appearances in those games.
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He ended a 13-game streak of no extra-base hits and got back into center field after playing nine straight games at the designated hitter due to a sprained right index finger.
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Smyly is 24-23 with a 3.46 ERA in five career appearances (two starts) against Seattle and has fared well against designated hitter Nelson Cruz (2-for-13) and Cano (0-for-6).
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The Mariners designated hitter joined Albert Pujols and Miguel Cabrera as the only active major league players with 350 career homers and doubles, making him the 74th player in history to accomplish the feat.
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The Angels slowly clawed back from a four-run deficit, striking first in the fourth inning when designated hitter Shohei Ohtani belted a two-run homer off Astros right-hander Justin Verlander (13-23).
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Bird, a first-base prospect who the Yankees clung to at the nonwaiver trade deadline last July, was called up shortly afterward to provide a break for Mark Teixeira and designated hitter Alex Rodriguez.
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Oh, and the guy hitting behind them — designated hitter Kyle Schwarber — is 3 for 7 in the World Series after missing all but two games this season with torn ligaments in his left knee.
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Stanton, who played in the opening game of the ALCS before missing three games in a row with a quadriceps strain, batted fourth and served as designated hitter, replacing Edwin Encarnacion in the lineup.
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Boston played again Sunday without designated hitter Hanley Ramirez (shoulder) and lost right fielder Mookie Betts, who is day-to-day after leaving with a thumb contusion due to a collision at first base.
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An MRI on the right elbow of Los Angeles Angels pitcher/designated hitter Shohei Ohtani showed new damage to his ulnar collateral ligament, and doctors have recommended Tommy John surgery, the team announced Wednesday.
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Jesus Aguilar had two hits and scored twice in his Rays debut as the designated hitter after being traded from the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday, and Choi and Zunino each reached base four times.
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Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz is just 3-for-22 over his past six games but drove in two runs Tuesday to increase his RBI count to 87, second most in the majors.
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Josh Reddick, RF Brad Peacock, P Encarnacion, who is mired in a 25-for-25 slump in his last five games, is back in the lineup as the designated hitter instead of Giancarlo Stanton.
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Holliday, who signed a one-year, $13 million deal in the winter to serve as the team's designated hitter, drew a career-high five walks, including the one that led to the winning run.
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Astros designated hitter Evan Gattis, mired in a 288-for-245 slump that resulted in diminished at-bats, drilled a two-run homer in the fourth inning to increase the lead to 23-22.
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Rodriguez had been made a full-time designated hitter last year and this year as he struggled to make contact at the plate, was getting less and less play time, batting a woeful .199.
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Los Angeles designated hitter Albert Pujols had two hits in the opener to improve to 7-for-19 over the past four games and his 10 RBIs in July are most in the majors.
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Los Angeles Angels pitcher and designated hitter Shohei Ohtani has been cleared to begin batting practice after showing improvement in the ulnar collateral ligament in his throwing elbow, general manager Billy Eppler announced Thursday.
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Beeks got designated hitter Victor Martinez to fly out, but Jeimer Candelario doubled to left to put runners at second and third, and Hicks grounded a single to right field to score both runners.
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Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu, Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez, Red Sox designated hitter J. D. Martinez and Tampa Bay Rays catcher Wilson Ramos round out the A.L.'s starting lineup.
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In 1988, he ran for President of the United States, as a member of the Canadian Rhinoceros Party, which called for leveling the Rocky Mountains to give Alberta more sunlight and abolishing the designated hitter.
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Designated hitter Kendrys Morales looks to continue his power surge at Tropicana Field this season when his Toronto Blue Jays visit the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday for the second of a three-game set.
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The Yankees won on a night in which they traded for Edwin Encarnacion from the Seattle Mariners, allowing New York to slot the American League's home run leader into its lineup as the designated hitter.
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Stanton, who played in the opening game of the ALCS before missing three games in a row with a quadriceps strain, will bat fourth and serve as designated hitter, replacing Edwin Encarnacion in the lineup.
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McCullers looked strong through five innings, allowing a solo home run to Mariners designated hitter Nelson Cruz, his 11th, with one out in the fourth inning but entering the sixth with a 3-13 lead.
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The fan, sitting in box seats on the first-base side, was hit by a ball off the bat of Rays designated hitter Steven Souza Jr. She was removed from the seats on a backboard.
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A DESIGNATED PITCHER San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner batted ninth in the lineup against the host Oakland Athletics after Manager Bruce Bochy decided not to use a designated hitter at an American League park.
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Hours after the Yankees announced that Alex Rodriguez would sit against a right-handed starter for the second straight day, Beltran moved into the designated hitter slot and picked up three hits, scoring two runs.
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The Mets will play three games against the Yankees in the Bronx after the All-Star break and Callaway left open the possibility that Cespedes could serve as the Mets' designated hitter for the series.
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In between games of a doubleheader sweep at Detroit on Thursday, the Yankees sent designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion (oblique) and left-handed pitcher J.A. Happ (biceps tendinitis) back to New York for tests on injuries.
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"Any time you break through against a pitcher or a team that's really had your number, you can take a lot of confidence away from that," said designated hitter Chase Headley, who had three hits.
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Cruz, the slugging designated hitter for the Minnesota Twins, was the right fielder for the Texas Rangers in 2011, one out away from a championship in Game 6 of the World Series in St. Louis.
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The Mississippi State product sports a 2.12 ERA in three career encounters with Los Angeles but will be wary of designated hitter Albert Pujols, who is 4-for-8 with a home run against Graveman.
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Mets Manager Terry Collins has said he expected most of the team's regulars to play, perhaps including David Wright, who is not yet ready to play third base but can serve as the designated hitter.
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The Mariners aren't expected to re-sign free agent designated hitter Nelson Cruz as general manager Jerry Dipoto has admitted the team is taking a step back in 2019 to retool for the long term.
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The Boston Red Sox stormed past the luxury-tax threshold — which most teams see as a de facto salary cap — and signed designated hitter J.D. Martinez to a five-year, $110 million contract last February.
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Manager Terry Collins said Saturday that Cespedes is scheduled to begin a two-game rehab stint with Single-A St. Lucie on Monday, when he'll serve as the designated hitter before playing in the outfield Tuesday.
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Detroit's veteran designated hitter Victor Martinez was hospitalized after Thursday's game due to an irregular heartbeat and later placed on the disabled list, as catcher John Hicks was recalled to take his place on the roster.
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But early in the game, the only problems for the Rays came when they had to pinch-hit for designated hitter Austin Meadows in the third inning because of an apparent illness, according to the Athletic.
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Though the Yankees are more threatening with Rodriguez in the lineup, especially against left-handed pitchers, his nearly everyday presence as the designated hitter comes with hidden costs that have been revealed during his time away.
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A 63-foot two-run homer by designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton to left field off veteran right-hander Ervin Santana in the fourth inning gave the U.S. the go-ahead runs in a 6-3 victory.
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The Los Angeles Angels activated two-way star Shohei Ohtani from the 10-day disabled list and penciled him into the starting lineup as the designated hitter, batting sixth, against the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.
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If Beltran's trade opened up more time at designated hitter, perhaps paving a way back into the lineup for Alex Rodriguez, Cashman and Manager Joe Girardi indicated that he would be only one of the options.
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The American League uses far fewer pinch-hitters now than it did in the 1980s and 43s, a time before expansion and interleague play, when teams never had to worry about doing without the designated hitter.
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In a room surrounded by his teammates, an emotional Alex Rodriguez and the Yankees called a last-second press conference on Sunday to announce that Friday will be his last day as the Yankees designated hitter.
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Sanchez, who began a rehab assignment on Saturday as a designated hitter in the rookie-ball Gulf Coast League, will catch for Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Monday and Tuesday, and will have Wednesday off.
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The Yankees tied the game on a home run by designated hitter Matt Holliday in the seventh inning, but the Blue Jays regained the lead in the eighth inning without the benefit of a base hit.
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Don Baylor, a respected outfielder and designated hitter who won the American League's Most Valuable Player Award in 1979 and mastered the peculiar art of being hit by a pitch, died on Monday in Austin, Tex.
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"I knew we were going to hit homers, and we had conversations in spring training where I'd say we have a really good team, we have something special here," said Nelson Cruz, the veteran designated hitter.
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Cleveland, led by 2014 Cy Young winner Corey Kluber, had the American League's second-best ERA of 3.84, in a league where more runs are scored due to use of a designated hitter for the pitcher.
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Rangers designated hitter Shin-Soo Choo had two hits, including a homer, to extend his on-base streak to 21 games, the longest in the majors this season and tied for second longest in franchise history.
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Sandy Leon, serving as the designated hitter with Ortiz not in the starting lineup, hit his seventh home run of the season to lead off the fourth inning against Boyd and tie the score at 1.
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Locked in a battle for the first baseman's job, Luke Voit and Greg Bird may both end up in the major leagues to open the season, since one of them can be used a designated hitter.
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The 232-year-old designated hitter sustained the injury in the fourth inning of a 234-2176 loss to the visiting Cleveland Indians in the opener of a key four-game series in the American League Central.
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Many players on the Astros, one of the most unapologetically analytics-driven teams, said they would not have won the 2017 World Series without Carlos Beltran, a designated hitter who was 40 at the time and hit .
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Betts has missed two games due to the illness and Brock Holt, who was out for Wednesday's game against Pittsburgh because of the flu, was batting leadoff and serving as the designated hitter in a makeshift lineup.
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The Red Sox will be without slugging designated hitter David Ortiz, who retired, but Boston still boast a dangerous lineup that may get a boost from a slimmed down Pablo "Kung Fu Panda" Sandoval at third base.
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Cespedes, the team's best hitter, returned to the starting lineup on Wednesday as the designated hitter, and the Mets had hoped to keep him there until early next week, when they will play in American League ballparks.
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He was not about to yield to Rodriguez's wishes for a steady diet of at-bats when he couldn't produce as the designated hitter and the Yankees had finally come to grips with the recurrence of 1965.
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Beltran told reporters before the game on Thursday that he was feeling better, but Joe Girardi expressed concern about putting him in the lineup this weekend in San Diego, where he could not be the designated hitter.
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RF Gregory Polanco (sore left leg) started in the outfield Friday night for the first time since June 23 but was at designated hitter Saturday against the A's for the third time in Pittsburgh's past four games.
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Though he's only been used as a designated hitter, Schwarbs brought so much to the offensive table that, even before Game 2 started last night, his status for the games in Wrigley was already a talking point.
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Boone told reporters before the Yankees' 10-3333 win at the Chicago White Sox on Sunday that Encarnacion would mainly slot in as the designated hitter, and would occasionally play first base in place of Luke Voit.
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He went 1-for-3 as a designated hitter, as the Cubs fell 6-0, but Chicago believed Schwarber could thrive in the post-season pressure after watching him hit five home runs in last year's playoffs.
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This has meant that Pujols, 216, an immobile slugger, has often ceded the designated hitter role and played first base, where he has already appeared in twice as many games as he did all of last season.
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While he has slowed on the basepaths during the Anaheim chapter of his career, this season also has been rejuvenating for Pujols, who is playing first base regularly after several years primarily serving as a designated hitter.
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He left Seattle as a free agent, learned to play third base when he was traded to the Yankees from the Texas Rangers, and became a full-time designated hitter after returning from his yearlong drug suspension.
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Pujols made 142 starts as designated hitter last year (and just six at first base), so if the Angels want to use Ohtani as D.H. when he does not pitch, it will force Pujols from that spot.
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Frank Robinson, who was still an active player, punctuated the historic occasion by hitting a home run in his first at-bat, as the designated hitter, leading the Indians to a 5-3 victory over the Yankees.
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The Tigers remain unsure when second baseman Ian Kinsler will return to the lineup after suffering a concussion on Sunday while designated hitter Victor Martinez, who injured his knee in the same game, may be available on Thursday.
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As it turned out, White Sox starter Reynaldo Lopez and the bullpen needed every bit of the outburst after the Royals rallied for four sixth-inning runs, including a two-run home run from designated hitter Jorge Soler.
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With wins in his first two pitching starts and three home runs in his first four games as designated hitter, Ohtani is quickly quieting those who doubted that anyone other than Babe Ruth could thrive playing both ways.
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They won the American League East title in 2016 with only second baseman Dustin Pedroia and designated hitter David Ortiz as carryovers from the 2013 starting lineup but fell to the Cleveland Indians in their first playoff series.
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Arenado, starting as the designated hitter because of his sore right shoulder, drilled a 96 mph fastball from Justin Verlander (11-8) the opposite way to right field with one on and two outs in the sixth inning.
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Part of the plan when Upton was acquired from the San Diego Padres on Tuesday was that he could spell the regular outfielders, who could either be given a day off or be used as the designated hitter.
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Designated hitter Albert Pujols, who has 14 RBIs during a six-game hitting streak, flew back to Los Angeles for treatment on his sore left knee but is expected to be in the lineup for the series opener.
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Torres has been playing exclusively at third base over the last week, and if he plays there with the Yankees, the current third baseman, Miguel Andujar, will be moved to another spot — either first base or designated hitter.
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Mike Trout returned to center field for Los Angeles after returning from a hamstring injury as the designated hitter on Thursday and belted a two-run homer, giving him a hit in 18 of his last 19 games.
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Designated hitter C.J. Cron blasted a solo homer off Verlander with one out in the second inning to provide the Rays a 1-0 lead, an advantage that was erased when the Astros pulled even in the third.
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Last year, Cleveland had home-field advantage for the World Series, but it ultimately helped the Cubs because Kyle Schwarber — a lumbering slugger coming back from a knee injury — had an extra game to be their designated hitter.
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But in the bottom of the fourth, Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani got ahold of a 72-mph breaking ball from Bassitt and hit it over the fence in right-center, cutting the A's lead to 2-1.
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Manager Mickey Callaway said Cespedes, 32, who has been sidelined by a right hip flexor and strained quadriceps, could return as the designated hitter next weekend against the Yankees if he is able to play on consecutive days.
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And with Stewart not getting any younger, the Tigers may want to see if he can be a power-and-patience answer (even if that means taking time away from the struggling Victor Martinez, 39, at designated hitter).
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As demand for power hitters plummeted over the winter, Carter's price dropped far enough that the Yankees figured he was a worthy insurance policy for Greg Bird at first base or for Matt Holliday as a designated hitter.
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Houston designated hitter Evan Gattis appeared to add a critical insurance run with his RBI double in the seventh, but the Astros broke it open with seven runs in the eighth off White Sox left-hander Hector Santiago.
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A Florida judge ruled that Detroit Tigers designated hitter Miguel Cabrera must support the two children he fathered out of wedlock the same way he does the children born to his wife, the Detroit Free Press reported Monday.
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Baltimore batters struck out 123 times in the opener with right fielder Mark Trumbo (0-for-6), first baseman Chris Davis (0-for-24.66) and designated hitter Pedro Alvarez (21-for-222, home run) each fanning three times.
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Rodriguez, 40, had an exceptional season at designated hitter, with 33 home runs and 86 R.B.I. He exhibited exemplary behavior off the field, where he steered clear of the types of controversies that have dogged him in New York.
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He was their main designated hitter during the regular season, but the third outfield spot alongside George Springer and Michael Brantley has been mainly manned this postseason by Kyle Tucker or Josh Reddick, both more capable defenders than Alvarez.
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Setting aside Ohtani's two-way aspirations — he has been used as a designated hitter this season but not in the field — Suzuki, now 44 and back in Seattle, is the lone position player from Japan in the big leagues.
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The beefy ex-football player-turned-designated hitter was up to bat for his Mets minor league team the Columbia Fireflies at the Charleston Riverdogs when he went all butterfingers and launched his hit stick into the second deck.
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The Yankees won on a night in which they confirmed that they have traded for Edwin Encarnacion from the Seattle Mariners, allowing New York to slot the American League's home run leader into its lineup as the designated hitter.
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In exchange, the Mariners sent first baseman/designated hitter Carlos Santana—whom Dipoto had just picked up from the Phillies on December 3 [deep breath] not two hours after trading Robinson Cano to the Mets—back to the Indians.
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General Manager Brian Cashman said that he met with Manager Joe Girardi and the Yankees staff a few days ago and decided the best short-term plan was to make Carlos Beltran the designated hitter against right-handed pitching.
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Perhaps having had to wait his turn colored his response when he discussed the Hall of Fame qualifications of David Ortiz, the Red Sox designated hitter who, in what he has said will be his final season, is hitting .
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"We had a good shot to get a win today, and let one get away," said Alex Rodriguez, the Yankees' designated hitter, who struck out as the tying run at the plate with two runners on in the eighth.
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ARLINGTON, Texas — Baltimore designated hitter Mark Trumbo hit two home runs and drove in five runs as part of nine-run seventh inning as the Orioles rallied for an 11-113 win over the Texas Rangers on Friday night.
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He returned to the Grapefruit League lineup last week as a designated hitter for a pair of games, but he has yet to make the next step of catching in a regular stadium game rather than a side field.
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But after Angels Manager Mike Scioscia announced that Ohtani would not start in the series finale at Yankee Stadium, Sunday's game instead produced a more conventional meeting between Tanaka, the Yankees' starting pitcher, and Ohtani, the Angels' designated hitter.
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The focus on slumping Astros now turns to Yordan Alvarez, the team's phenom of a designated hitter, who hit 24 homers in just 250 games during the regular season but is 0 for 7 against the Yankees and batting .
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To date, most of the Yankees' starting lineup is, or has been, on the disabled list: catcher Gary Sanchez, first baseman Greg Bird, second baseman Starlin Castro, shortstop Didi Gregorius, designated hitter Matt Holliday and center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury.
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Tampa Bay reliever Tyler Sturdevant struck out designated hitter Hanley Ramirez and center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. in the top of the ninth and Enny Romero came in to strike out pinch hitter David Ortiz to record the save.
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C/OF Kyle Schwarber, who had surgery on April 7 to repair torn ligaments in his left knee and missed most of the season, was in the lineup for Game 1 of the World Series, batting fifth as the designated hitter.
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He fanned rookie Gary Sanchez for the first out and also got ground ball by Brian McCann, whom Whitley was tempted to say something to in a joking manner about the Yankee designated hitter missing "a good to pitch to hit".
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Last season, John was Tampa Bay's designated hitter, though John isn't a typical power-hitting DH. Rather, John is a classic Moneyball type: not a scout's dream, but a guy who frequently reaches base by virtue of consistently competitive at-bats.
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Here was a man clearly capable of going to another team and contributing as a first baseman or designated hitter, gamely trotting out to vast expanses he simply wasn't built to cover and doing his very best to cover them anyway.
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The designated hitter homered twice and drove in a career-high five runs, powering the A's to a 5-3 victory against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night at the Coliseum in the opener of a three-game series.
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"You got to have a plan with him for sure and just try to eliminate his nasty pitches and try to make him elevate the ball and put good contact on the ball," Twins designated hitter Kennys Vargas said of Archer.
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Beltran, who is in the final year of his contract, has 18 home runs and 48 runs batted in, and he could be of interest to a contender looking to fortify its designated-hitter spot, such as Kansas City or Houston.
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The trio of designated hitter Nelson Cruz (28 homers, 72 RBIs), second baseman Robinson Cano (25 homers, 71 RBIs) and third baseman Kyle Seager (21 homers, 72 RBIs) are carrying an offense that ranks third in the majors with 3683 homers.
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After a solo homer by Jackie Bradley Jr. in the fifth gave Boston its second run, Eovaldi allowed a leadoff single by Xander Bogaerts in the sixth to bring designated hitter David Ortiz to the plate amid a chorus of boos.
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Nashville Sounds 4, Rangers (ss) 3 Second baseman Chase d'Arnaud doubled and designated hitter Hunter Pence drove in a run as Texas' split squad fell to its Triple-A affiliate at First Tennessee Park, the Sounders' home field in Nashville.
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Near the end of the NLCS, rumors started swirling that the left-handed slugger might be well enough to serve as a designated hitter in the World Series games in Cleveland; his work in the Arizona Fall League had been encouraging.
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On Sunday, however, with a two-run blast off a letters-high fastball in the second inning, Tampa Bay Rays designated hitter Corey Dickerson notched the first of three homers against starter Luis Cessa, knocking the Yankees off their pedestal.
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Pillar's hit was a seemingly catchable pop fly that dropped in front of an onrushing Walker, playing right field in place of Stanton, who has been relegated to designated hitter duty for the past 10 games by a sore hamstring.
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While there was some discussion during the Red Sox playoff run about who the most valuable member of the team was — Betts or the designated hitter J.D. Martinez — the baseball writers who voted left little doubt as to their opinion.
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He was traded to the San Diego Padres after the 1973 season and played with them until late in 1976, when he was purchased by the Oakland A's and appeared in 11 games as a designated hitter and pinch-hitter.
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Peterson also notes that if the two-way star bats for himself when he is the starting pitcher, then is pulled from the game, the team cannot bring in a designated hitter and would have to let its relievers bat.
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Romine was in the lineup in place of Gary Sanchez, who had a desultory game behind the plate Friday night and moved to designated hitter in place of the slumping Matt Holliday, who could be headed to the disabled list.
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Additions from outside the organization both before and during the season proved vital: first baseman and designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion (acquired in a trade), LeMahieu (signed as a free agent), Tauchman (trade), Maybin (trade), Paxton (trade) and Ottavino (free agent).
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"To come here in June or July for a big series when it's a hot, warm Chicago weekend, it's a pretty cool experience," said Yankees designated hitter Matt Holliday, a former outfielder for the Cubs' rival, the St. Louis Cardinals.
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"Most teams, you're going through a long season, you're going to need your farm system to help, some more than others," said the new Yankees designated hitter Matt Holliday, a former Cardinal who, at 37, is now the Yankees' oldest player.
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With a lineup altered by the late scratch of designated hitter Matt Holliday, who reported lower-back soreness, the Yankees left the bases loaded in the first and fifth innings and stranded two runners in the second and third innings.
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"It doesn't matter who you are — young, old — it's always good to get off to a good start and get some confidence and momentum going," said Matt Holliday, the designated hitter who arrived as a free agent from St. Louis.
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For a team that has been bitten by injuries — designated hitter Matt Holliday was scratched just before the game with what was called an allergic reaction — a return to form for Tanaka, the Yankees' erstwhile ace, could have been a salve.
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Texas designated hitter Shin-Soo Choo had two hits and an RBI, and right-hander Doug Fister pitched seven scoreless innings before the bullpen blew a 2-0 lead as the Rangers lost for the fourth time in five games.
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Alonso led off the exhibition season with a solo home run in his first at-bat, and Davis, who can play first or third, countered by blasting a two-run homer as he went 221 for 5 as a designated hitter.
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Toronto (62-47) claimed the series by scoring on a first-inning groundout, a fifth-inning wild pitch and an eighth-inning single through a drawn-in infield before designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion clubbed his 30th home run leading off the ninth.
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Zack Greinke, P Because both teams lost the designated hitter playing in a National League park on Friday, one of the Nationals' best hitters, Howie Kendrick, the M.V.P. of the N.L.C.S, is on the bench, and Asdrubal Cabrera is starting at second base.
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Big Lobi (Died August 27, 2016)A Massachusetts 22-pound lobster—named Big Lobi for the Red Sox designated hitter David "Big Papi" Ortiz—died on August 27, 2016 for the same reason many of these other majestic creatures have passed: humans.
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The Cape Cod Times reports that Big Lobi—named after Red Sox designated hitter David "Big Papi" Ortiz, of course, because this is Massachusetts we're talking about—was discovered lifeless on Saturday by Ray Wilkes, who had just returned from a fishing trip.
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Teams usually want DH's who hit more homers—Oakland already had Norris and Vogt behind the plate so I was hoping I did enough to be the DH and third catcher but then they signed Billy Butler as the everyday designated hitter.
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NOTES: Cubs C/OF Kyle Schwarber, who had surgery April 7 to repair torn ligaments in his left knee and missed most of the season, was in the lineup for Game 1 of the World Series, batting fifth as the designated hitter.
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Even old man David Ortiz has gotten in on the fun: with 36 home runs so far in his farewell tour, he's edged out 1986 Athletics designated hitter (and noted scumbag) Dave Kingman for most homers hit in a final big-league season.
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He snapped, he furrowed his brow, and he groaned over the repeated queries about moving the 2.441-year-old Carlos Beltran back to right field from the designated hitter role he had thrived in while Rodriguez spent three weeks nursing a hamstring injury.
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If history is with the Indians, the Cubs can take solace knowing they will have Jake Arrieta — who carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning in Game 2 — on the mound and Kyle Schwarber back in the lineup as the designated hitter.
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There is no designated hitter when the Yankees go to Citi Field on Monday and Tuesday, which means it is unlikely that Girardi will want to play Beltran on the artificial turf here for a second day in a row on Sunday.
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They acquired relievers Fernando Rodney, Addison Reed and Zach Duke; starting pitchers Lance Lynn and Jake Odorizzi; and designated hitter Logan Morrison over the winter, but Rodney and Duke were the only additions who could not be considered disappointments on the field.
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The Indians lost first baseman Carlos Santana, right fielder Jay Bruce and the setup man Bryan Shaw in free agency, while the Twins added starters Jake Odorizzi and Lance Lynn, relievers Addison Reed and Fernando Rodney, and designated hitter Logan Morrison, among others.
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Two of their starters Friday have played for three organizations since the start of spring training: The designated hitter Kendrys Morales bounced from Toronto to Oakland to the Yankees, and right fielder Cameron Maybin from San Francisco to Cleveland to the Yankees.
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The Yankees may find some relief from their injury issues over the next week, but at least for their final series before the All-Star break, they will remain without designated hitter Matt Holliday and second baseman Starlin Castro against the Milwaukee Brewers.
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The fifth inning featured another odd twist as Eovaldi faced Graveman, who became the first starting pitcher to bat at the current Yankee Stadium, after the Athletics had to move Lowrie, the designated hitter, into the field because of an injury to Valencia.
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Brantley, Bruce and designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion should indeed make the Indians' lineup more dangerous this fall than last, and the team has battered Chris Sale, the ace of the Boston Red Sox, for 13 earned runs in eight innings, and a .
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Albert Pujols likely will return to his regular role as Los Angeles' designated hitter Tuesday as the Angels continue their three-game series against the host Oakland Athletics, but the 36-year-old hasn't put his first baseman's glove away for good.
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But the relatively low cost for a potential two-way superstar — with six years of club control — makes Ohtani a consideration for nearly every team, though only American League teams could offer him the opportunity for regular work as a designated hitter.
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This mostly ignored that Profar, who had been told he'd miss the entire 2015 season after the surgery, blazed through his recovery quickly enough to make it back for 32 minor league games, then 30 more as a designated hitter in the Arizona Fall League.
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Quintana, whose name has been involved in trade rumors as the club retools, is 22-4 with a 4.08 ERA in 17 career starts against Detroit and has been hit hard by Cabrera (15-for-43) and Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez (17-for-43).
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Sale joins a Boston rotation led by the reigning Cy Young winner in Rick Porcello, who was solid through 33 1/3 innings to help the Red Sox win 5-3 in Monday's opener - their first game since longtime designated hitter David Ortiz retired.
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Grossman's single to right field plated Matt Olson in the third inning, and Canha — the team's designated hitter in place of the injured Khris Davis — ripped a two-out double to left-center field to extend the Athletics' lead to 5-0 in the fourth.
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Designated hitter Nelson Cruz, making his first start since Saturday in Anaheim, when he injured his right knee sliding into second base against the Los Angeles Angels, lined a two-run single off the wall in right-center field to make it 73-27.
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In addition, with Beltran getting eight of the 12 starts as the designated hitter in American League parks, Aaron Hicks has had the chance to play every day, instantly improving the Yankees' outfield defense and also giving him an opportunity to find his swing.
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And when the Indians have traded veterans, they have usually gotten high-impact talent in return — C. C. Sabathia brought outfielder Michael Brantley; Cliff Lee brought Carrasco; Jake Westbrook brought Kluber; Casey Blake brought designated hitter Carlos Santana; and Esmil Rogers brought catcher Yan Gomes.
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Without the designated hitter in a National League park, the Yankees were deprived of using Beltran, whose hamstring is still sore enough that he is unlikely to play in right field this series, and Rodriguez, who has not been used in the field this season.
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McCann indicated that he would talk soon with Girardi and General Manager Brian Cashman to get an idea of whether there are enough at-bats as Sanchez's backup (perhaps as C. C. Sabathia's personal catcher) and as a designated hitter to keep him happy.
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The Yankees are trying to find a combination in the middle of the order at the designated hitter spot but Alex Rodriguez went 210-for-23 with a pair of strikeouts in his return to the lineup on Tuesday after a two-game benching.
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Ellsbury, who lost a starting job three times last season — in the outfield to Clint Frazier and Aaron Hicks and as designated hitter in the playoffs to Chase Headley — will most likely be the Yankees' fourth outfielder when the team reports to spring training.
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Beltran, who grounded out as a pinch-hitter on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the Series, was relegated to the bench for the two World Series games at Dodger Stadium earlier this week because there is no designated hitter in National League parks.
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"I'm trying to stay on that field, and when I play the way that I did in the outfield, it's probably going to lessen my time that I get to stay on that field," said Frazier, who was in the designated hitter spot on Tuesday.
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With the newly signed Todd Frazier now set to be a fixture at third base, where Wright played for so long, Wright's most realistic option might be as a part-time first baseman and pinch-hitter, and perhaps a designated hitter in interleague games.
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Before sitting out Friday's game with a stiff back, Austin had seven homers and 11 runs batted in over 83 games as a designated hitter and first baseman since the Twins called him up from Class AAA Rochester, where he reported after the trade.
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But Martin also acknowledged that Munson, who played 11 years in the major leagues, was wearing down from the rigors of his position, and that he required more time at first base, the outfield and designated hitter to relieve pressure on his legs and knees.
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He walked in the first inning, had an infield single in the third, homered to lead off the fifth, singled to lead off the seventh and hit a two-run homer in the eighth while batting third in the Angels' lineup as the designated hitter.
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Kansas City designated hitter Lucas Duda hit a leadoff home run in the seventh inning and Ian Kennedy struck out eight in six scoreless innings as the Royals beat the Cleveland Indians 1-0 on a 34-degree day at Progressive Field on Saturday.
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The Cardinals scored in the first inning as Martinez, serving as the designated hitter in the interleague game in an American League ballpark, homered to left-center field with one out off right-hander Matt Carasiti, who was being used as the opener for the Mariners.
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Milwaukee designated hitter Ryan Braun had three hits and beat out an infield single to key a four-run fourth inning as the Brewers ran their winning streak to eight games with a 6-22 victory over the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday.
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Due to much publicized fuckery on behalf of the team's art-dealing owner, our great great great grandchildren will still be paying for Marlins Park when aliens land and harvest the internal organs of every designated hitter in the American League, and finally ruin baseball for good.
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In an effort to boost offence, the American League (AL)—one of the two circuits that constitute Major League Baseball (MLB)—relieved pitchers of the requirement to embarrass themselves three times a night in 231, by instituting a "designated hitter" (DH), who bats in their stead.
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They used the No. 1 overall pick on shortstop Carlos Correa, who signed for a reduced bonus that allowed them to meet the asking price of two other coveted prospects: McCullers and infielder Rio Ruiz, who was eventually traded to Atlanta for designated hitter Evan Gattis.
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After meeting face to face with seven major league teams, but not, surprisingly, the Yankees, Ohtani, the star pitcher and designated hitter of the Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan, announced on Friday that he had settled on the Angels, a big-market club on the West Coast.
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He also made clear that despite d'Arnaud's athleticism and ability to play other positions like third base — which he memorably did, sort of, in 2017 — or the outfield, he would be limited to catcher and designated hitter so as not to risk a setback to his arm.
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The Yankees were shut out for the second time in five games, but this one perhaps was a little more expected because of the absences of Aaron Judge, who was rested, and Gary Sanchez, who is on the disabled list, and the lack of a designated hitter.
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A left-handed slugger and a right-handed pitcher, Ohtani has played in the outfield or as a designated hitter on the days he did not pitch for his current team, the Nippon Ham Fighters, and did it well enough to become known as Japan's Babe Ruth.
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If Girardi had a number of tough decisions to make with his lineup — he used Hicks in center field, Jacoby Ellsbury at designated hitter and Bird at first base, leaving Chase Headley and Matt Holliday on the bench — choosing a starting pitcher was not one of them.
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MARTINEZ OUT OF HOSPITAL Victor Martinez, the Detroit Tigers' designated hitter, was released from the hospital after an irregular herartbeat but will not make the team's next road trip and will not be back in action when his 10-day stint on the disabled list expires.
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Wright, closer Craig Kimbrel, center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr., right fielder Mookie Betts, shortstop Xander Bogaerts and designated hitter David Ortiz were all named to the American League All-Star team on Tuesday while second baseman Dustin Pedroia is among five players eligible for the final spot.
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A deep roster of dependable, versatile players — and the bonus of the designated hitter spot, a luxury the Mets do not have in the N.L. — would allow the Yankees to keep everyone fresh and construct lineups based on platoon advantages, a successful formula for several contenders.
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Still, in an era in which managers do not design the rosters, have inflexibly structured bullpens staffed by seeming hundreds of pitchers, and often have the designated hitter to take the stress of pinch-hitting off their weary minds, a solid batting order seems like very little to ask.
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Blue Jays 215, Yankees 215 A few minutes before the first pitch of Thursday's game between the Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays, Alex Rodriguez was introduced as the designated hitter for the first time since May 240, when a strained right hamstring sent him to the disabled list.
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When Rodriguez plays, it prevents Carlos Beltran from being used as the designated hitter, which forces Manager Joe Girardi into a difficult choice: Rest Beltran and remove one of the best bats from the lineup or risk wearing out his 20073-year-old legs later in the season.
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Martinez is usually Detroit's designated hitter, but because the game was played at a National League stadium, neither team was allowed to use a DH. Still, Martinez got good practice in his one at-bat, and that should bode well when he returns to his customary DH role.
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Butler, who was the designated hitter for the Kansas City Royals when they reached the World Series in 2014, has seen his production slip each season since 2012, when he hit a career-high 29 homers with 111 R.B.I. and was named to the A.L. All-Star team.
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Alex Rodriguez was relegated to the bench because there is no designated hitter in National League parks, Brian McCann was given the day off after catching Tuesday night's game, and Carlos Beltran missed a second consecutive game after having his left knee drained and receiving a cortisone shot.
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Evan Longoria had two hits for the Rays, who played to a sellout crowd of 222,21993 that included commissioner Rob Manfred, but the rest of the lineup was slowed until the ninth, when designated hitter Corey Dickerson hit a solo home run to right field in his Rays debut.
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Due to much publicized fuckery on behalf of the team's shit bag, art-dealing owner, our great great great grandchildren will still be paying for Marlins Park when aliens land and harvest the internal organs of every designated hitter in the American League, and finally ruin baseball for good.
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The Dodgers will use Matt Kemp as their designated hitter; Austin Barnes is likely to remain behind the plate to better neutralize the Red Sox running game; and Sandy Leon, though he is a left-handed hitter, will be behind the plate once again with Sale on the mound.
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Betts was busy in the outfield, at least, shifting his position six times, the same as Bradley, as the Red Sox tried to play keep-away from the other outfielder — first J.D. Martinez, who is normally a designated hitter, and then Brock Holt, who is normally an infielder.
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Realizing that Chapman would be the fifth reliever he used on Sunday, and with Adam Warren and Tommy Layne — his only other relievers — heavily taxed on Saturday, Girardi kept Mitchell in the game at first base, a move that also forced him to lose the designated hitter, Matt Holliday.
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Swanson was drafted by the Rangers in the eighth round in 2014, but was traded to the New York Yankees two years later as part of a package that brought 39-year-old designated hitter Carlos Beltran to the Rangers for the final two months of the 2016 season.
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Minnesota's Brian Dozier (ribs) was hit by a pitch before Wednesday's game was postponed and manager Paul Molitor is unsure of his availability but does think Joe Mauer (quadriceps) will be cleared to play in the field on Thursday after serving as the designated hitter for the rained-out contest.
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Schwarber, who sat out all but two games of the regular season after tearing ligaments in his knee in April, was added to the World Series roster and went 3-for-7 with a pair of RBIs and a run scored while serving as designated hitter in the Amercian League park.
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OF/DH Nelson Cruz served as the designated hitter again Tuesday, the 29th consecutive game in which he was Seattle's DH. Cruz was the Mariners' Opening Day right fielder and was supposed to split time between the positions, but he settled in as an everyday DH over the past five weeks.
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Arenado, starting as the designated hitter because of his sore right shoulder, drilled a 33 mph fastball from Astros right-hander Justin Verlander (11-8) the opposite way to right field with two outs in the sixth inning and Carlos Gonzalez on first base following his bloop single to center.
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Beltran served as the designated hitter and occupied the No. 28 spot in the order, in front of Adrian Beltre and behind All-Star Ian Desmond, while Lucroy made his debut in the No. 219 spot as he eases his way into the lineup while learning a new pitching staff.
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The lineup, which also included Teixeira at designated hitter, was an acknowledgment by Girardi that he must make more liberal use of his bench than he did last season when the Yankees, who fielded the oldest opening day lineup in baseball, saw their offense run aground in the final six weeks.
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First, though, he asked Rodriguez, after he had singled and scored as a pinch-hitter in the ninth, if he had brought his glove with him — something Rodriguez does only in National League parks, where the absence of a designated hitter means that a manager needs a more versatile roster.
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On Baseball SAN DIEGO — Alex Rodriguez was parked on the Yankees' bench at the start of Friday night's game against the Padres, his station when the Yankees play in a National League park and there is no room in the lineup for someone who can serve only as a designated hitter.
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Doctors advised the Cubs that playing Kyle Schwarber, who returned from a major knee surgery in April to be the designated hitter in the first two games in Cleveland, in the outfield would be too risky, so he sat on the bench hoping to affect the game as a pinch-hitter.
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Martinez, typically a designated hitter, clearly lost the ball before it got to him and then once he ran the ball down at the wall he no real chance of throwing out Freese despite Freese having gotten off to a slow start since he assumed the ball would be caught.
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When a Boston reporter suggested to Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez — who was wearing a "Joe Kelly Fight Club" T-shirt before the game — that Kelly might be the second most despised figure in New York behind the disgraced former attorney general Eric T. Schneiderman, Martinez did not disagree.
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Others who made gains in this election included Edgar Martinez, a former Seattle Mariners designated hitter who was backed by 58.6 percent of the voters, up from 43.4 last year, and Mike Mussina, who had 270 wins for the Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles and jumped to 51.8 percent, from 43.
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During his 13-year career in the majors, mostly as a first baseman, outfielder or designated hitter, Perez, 23, played for the California Angels (22-20), Cincinnati Reds (222-2255), St. Louis Cardinals (217-2, 228-2155), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (22-05), Cleveland Indians (2006) and Seattle Mariners (2006).
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But Girardi's lineup included some fresh faces: Tyler Wade, who made his first major league start in left field after he was called up from Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday, and Miguel Andujar, who served as the Yankees' designated hitter after he was promoted from Class AAA on Wednesday.
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