DHed; DHing
: to play as a designated hitter in a baseball game
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Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Cleveland was mostly splitting its DH at-bats between Manzardo and David Fry … whose September pop came on an accidental Tarik Skubal fastball to his nose.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Of note, Cal Raleigh — hitting in the DH spot on Thursday — was 0 for 4 with a walk and a strikeout.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
Third baseman Manny Machado, center fielder Jackson Merrill and second baseman Jake Cronenworth are all back in the lineup, pushing Ryan O’Hearn to DH as Gavin Sheets starts again in left field and Ramón Laureano starts in right a second straight game.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
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The Giants will need to be able to cover that 1B/DH position alongside Devers, either by re-signing Dom Smith or finding another Smith/Wilmer Flores type.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Cleveland was mostly splitting its DH at-bats between Manzardo and David Fry … whose September pop came on an accidental Tarik Skubal fastball to his nose.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Of note, Cal Raleigh — hitting in the DH spot on Thursday — was 0 for 4 with a walk and a strikeout.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
Third baseman Manny Machado, center fielder Jackson Merrill and second baseman Jake Cronenworth are all back in the lineup, pushing Ryan O’Hearn to DH as Gavin Sheets starts again in left field and Ramón Laureano starts in right a second straight game.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
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“DH.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DH. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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