DHed; DHing
: to play as a designated hitter in a baseball game
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
Andujar was 0 for 3 as the DH in the series-opener against the Mets and hadn’t played since.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Schwarber is a station to station DH, and at least Soto plays a position (albeit not very well) and is 27 FOR 29 STEALING BASES this season.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
After playing third base for five innings on Thursday, Muncy was at DH on Friday.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
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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
Andujar was 0 for 3 as the DH in the series-opener against the Mets and hadn’t played since.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Schwarber is a station to station DH, and at least Soto plays a position (albeit not very well) and is 27 FOR 29 STEALING BASES this season.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
After playing third base for five innings on Thursday, Muncy was at DH on Friday.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
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“DH.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DH. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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