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Prior to the adoption of the DH by the National League in 2022, only Rookie and Single-A level leagues used the DH rule in all games, while Double-A and Triple-A games, when both teams were National League affiliates the designated hitter was not used.
The National League was long considered the more "traditional" league, a reputation most exemplified by the NL's more prevalent use of "smallball" tactics and lack of a designated hitter rule, which the AL implemented in 1973.
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. ... ESPN MLB reporter Buster Olney ...
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.
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.
One of baseball's oldest arguments is coming to a head. With the designated hitter finally in place in both leagues in 2020, should it stay beyond this season?
Bumgarner has played most of his career thus far for the San Francisco Giants of the National League, and is currently playing for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Starting with the 2022 season, the National League also adopted the designated hitter rule, so most pitchers will no longer bat, except two-way players, such as Shohei Ohtani.
Like all 15 National League teams, the New York Mets must quickly reintegrate pitchers into hitting and running the bases during spring training games, as Opening Day hovers only three weeks away.