designated hitter

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Recent Examples of designated hitter Coming off a three-homer game on Monday, Detroit Tigers designated hitter Kerry Carpenter found himself in a position for more damage, batting with two runners on and two outs in the third inning on Tuesday at Rate Field. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025 Reds designated hitter Tyler Stephenson also homered. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025 Twins designated hitter Royce Lewis hit a shallow dribbler toward the mound. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2025 With the score tied 5-5 in the bottom of the seventh inning, Tigers designated hitter Kerry Carpenter crushed a high fastball off of Liam Hendriks deep to right-center field. Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for designated hitter
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Noun
  • Kepler’s in-house replacement would be Justin Crawford, the 21-year-old outfield prospect who is slashing .332/.408/.435 with 26 steals at Triple A.
    Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • Even before releasing Tucker, the Ravens drafted his possible replacement in April, selecting Tyler Loop out of Arizona in the sixth round.
    Brian Wacker, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • There is no substitute for these resources – not from philanthropy, industry or states.
    Shalin Jyotishi, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • Disappointed that there was no face-to-face meeting; phone conversations are a substitute.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025

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