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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Royals starter Seth Lugo walked designated hitter Andrew Benintendi, bringing Kelenic up with two on and two outs and the score tied at 3.
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
In his first game in three seasons as the Dodgers designated hitter, Teoscar Hernandez had a fourth-inning RBI single and Alex Call turned a start in left field into his own fourth-inning RBI on a sacrifice fly for a 4-0 lead.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
Freshman designated hitter Dylan Dubovik and junior shortstop Vance Sheahan each hit two-run homers of their own.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 May 2026
Freshman designated hitter Dylan Dubovik hit a two-run homer to give the Hurricanes the lead again.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
In his first game in three seasons as the Dodgers designated hitter, Teoscar Hernandez had a fourth-inning RBI single and Alex Call turned a start in left field into his own fourth-inning RBI on a sacrifice fly for a 4-0 lead.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
Freshman designated hitter Dylan Dubovik and junior shortstop Vance Sheahan each hit two-run homers of their own.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 May 2026
Freshman designated hitter Dylan Dubovik hit a two-run homer to give the Hurricanes the lead again.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
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“Designated hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/designated%20hitter. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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