designated hitter
Example Sentences
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Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani struck back with a triple off the left-field wall to lead off the ninth inning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
He decided it was simply too risky to let lefty designated hitter Dominic Canzone bat with two runners aboard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Young decided to pinch hit her for designated hitter Thaima Maximiliana despite having never seen her hit in person.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
Luke had Tommy John surgery after two years pitching for Dallas Baptist, then batted .337 with 16 home runs as a designated hitter last spring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
He kept talking about how the designated hitter in baseball was bad and why basketball was a commercial success and what teams looked promising in college football.
From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
