designated hitter

Also, with no designated hitter in the NL this year, Soroka must hit and run the bases.

In terms of competition, the biggest change to the 2020 agreement is the lack of a universal designated hitter, something both sides had agreed to last year.

Unless there’s a designated hitter in the National League this year, Schwarber will play left field for the Nationals.

They also aren’t planning to have a designated hitter in 2021, somewhat slimming the need for bench offense.

Schwarber and Duvall were particularly hurt by uncertainty about whether the National League will use the designated hitter in 2021.

He has a very simple opinion of the designated hitter as such: “I hate the DH.”