designated hitter

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Recent Examples of designated hitter Burger should be the full-time first baseman now instead of splitting time between first, third, and designated hitter. Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Ohtani was unanimously chosen as the 2024 National League MVP in voting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced Thursday. Jack Magruder, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani and New York Yankees center fielder Aaron Judge were named MVP of the National League and the American League, respectively, MLB announced Thursday. Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024 With two games in tow and just as many triumphs for the Dodgers (which the team hopes to repeat in Game 3 following a shoulder injury for superstar designated hitter Shohei Ohtani), the 2024 World Series is averaging 14.5 million viewers across all networks — its best start in seven years. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for designated hitter

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