Designated hitter

Inbaseball,adesignated hitter(DH) is a person whobatsin place of thepitcherin theAmerican LeagueofMajor League Baseball.In theNational League,the pitchers have to bat for themselves.^[1]The designated hitter is usually one of the best hitters on the team but is not a gooddefensiveplayer.

The reason for the designated hitter is because many pitchers are not good hitters. Pitchers are chosen because they are good at pitching, not because they are good at hitting.

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↑Ringolsby, Tracy (January 20, 2016)."Tide is turning toward a universal DH".Major League Baseball.RetrievedApril 22,2018.

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[central_and_national_league_no_DH-1] Ringolsby, Tracy (January 20, 2016)."Tide is turning toward a universal DH".Major League Baseball.RetrievedApril 22,2018.

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