designated hitter
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Rushing had been serving as a left-handed bat off the bench and a designated hitter option with Ohtani out, while also building up on the throwing side.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
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
Ohtani, who was in the lineup Wednesday as the designated hitter, was not made available to comment before the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 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
