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The designated hitter (DH) is a baseball player who bats in place of another position player, most commonly the pitcher. Unlike other players in a team's lineup, they generally only play as an offensive player and usually do not play defense as a fielder or a pitcher during a game.
In baseball, pitching by position players refers to the act of a position player (a player who is normally a catcher, an infielder, an outfielder, or, in this context, a designated hitter) being used as a pitcher.
Designated hitter – First baseman – Left fielder – Right fielder – Third baseman – Center fielder – Second baseman – Shortstop – Catcher – Pitcher. In some versions of the defensive spectrum, pitcher and catcher are not included, since the demands of those positions are so specialized as to be inapplicable to players at other ...
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A pitcher who assumes a legal pitching position - the windup or set - may elect to deliver a pitch to the batter, legally disengage the rubber (by stepping back with the pivot foot and dropping his hands to his sides if he is in the windup position), or make a legal throw to a base in an attempt to put out a runner.
This is a category of articles on terms used in baseball, ... pitching terminology, and field positions ... Designated hitter; Double (baseball)
By FindTheBest After several star pitchers have been injured while hitting early on this season, baseball fans have been debating whether MLB should extend the designated hitter rule to the ...
Under the new rule, if a team has its starting pitcher in its lineup as the DH and pulls him during the game, the player can remain in the batting order even after he leaves the mound.