How to Use DH in a Sentence

DH

noun
  • As for what the team would do at DH, there was no concrete answer.
    Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Story is set for a longer stint in the minors, with the short-term plan for him to DH on Saturday, then return to short Sunday.
    Greg McKenna, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
  • Trey Mancini, the former Cub, also is off to a slow start (1 for 13, six strikeouts) in his bid to win a backup first base/DH job.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Filling holes in the rotation, in the outfielder and the lineup with a lefty bat or two — perhaps at DH or first base — is not about haste.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2023
  • Tommy Pham would be a solid pickup to join their outfield mix and maybe even take over a more regular role there and the DH spot.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 29 June 2023
  • Right now, lefty swinging Masataka Yoshida is forecast as the DH.
    Chuck Murr, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Ohtani will not pitch this season, as the two-way star is recovering from elbow surgery, but he is expected to DH.
    Trisha Garcia-Easto, Sacramento Bee, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The plan is for Judge to only DH initially.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025

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