designated hitter
noun
1
: a baseball player designated at the start of the game to bat in place of the pitcher without causing the pitcher to be removed from the game
2
Examples of designated hitter in a Sentence
you'll have to be my designated hitter in the office while I'm on business trips
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In the first inning, Royals outfielder Hunter Renfroe robbed Rays designated hitter Yandy Diaz of a potential home run.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2025
Pirates designated hitter Andrew McCutchen had just doubled on a ball deflected up the middle — driving in two runs — in the bottom of the seventh inning.
—Amos Morale Iii, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Junior designated hitter Hayden Sujack hit two homers and drove in three runs for St. Charles East (11-10, 2-3).
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
The record that Texas Rangers designated hitter Joc Pederson is headed toward is certainly the latter.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2025
Pirates designated hitter Andrew McCutchen had just doubled on a ball deflected up the middle — driving in two runs — in the bottom of the seventh inning.
—Amos Morale Iii, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Junior designated hitter Hayden Sujack hit two homers and drove in three runs for St. Charles East (11-10, 2-3).
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
The record that Texas Rangers designated hitter Joc Pederson is headed toward is certainly the latter.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for designated hitter
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“Designated hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/designated%20hitter. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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