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The DH substitution rule has an exception: If a starting pitcher started simultaneously as the designated hitter, that player will remain as DH to bat for his relievers after being replaced as pitcher, likewise remaining as starting pitcher if he was pinch hit by a bench player who'd become the new designated hitter.
The designated hitter in both leagues. The playoffs expand from 10 to 12 teams. Of the three division champions in each league, the two with the best record get a first-round bye, automatically ...
Among them is a tweak to the universal designated hitter that will undoubtedly be known as the "Shohei Ohtani rule." Under the new rule, if a team has its starting pitcher in its lineup as the DH ...
Rule 6.10(b) Major League rules do not allow a multiple substitution involving a DH to alter the lineup position of the DH. [1]: Rule 6.10(b) Although uncommon, it is possible to forgo the DH privilege (e.g. if the DH becomes a position player, usually due to injury to another player), and then utilize the double switch later with that player.
A designated hitter does not play in the field on defense and may remain in the game regardless of changes in pitchers. If the designated hitter is moved to a fielding position, the team loses the DH, and the fielder whose position was taken by the former DH is replaced by the pitcher, who assumes that player's position in the hitting lineup.
The designated hitter rule has become a staple of the American League, but its use in the National League remains a source of debate among baseball fans.
Under the 2019 agreement, only players who were designated as pitchers were allowed to pitch in any regular-season or postseason game, with three exceptions: either team was ahead by 6 or more runs, the game was in extra innings, or a player had earned the status of "two-way player" per the MLB definition.
The universal designated hitter has been part of Major League Baseball for two full seasons and, much to the chagrin of some National League traditionalists, the sport has survived and even thrived.