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
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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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With two men on following singles in the bottom of the third, Cardinals designated hitter Wilson Contreras struck out swinging on a 95 mph fastball to end the inning.
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Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024
Cleveland Guardians designated hitter David Fry is making his return to North Texas as an MLB All-Star.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2024
So is Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani; Betts, outfielder Teoscar Hernández, catcher Will Smith, and first baseman Freddie Freeman were all chosen as reserves.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
Rays designated hitter Brandon Lowe added a solo homer in the ninth inning.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024
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Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024
Cleveland Guardians designated hitter David Fry is making his return to North Texas as an MLB All-Star.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2024
So is Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani; Betts, outfielder Teoscar Hernández, catcher Will Smith, and first baseman Freddie Freeman were all chosen as reserves.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
Rays designated hitter Brandon Lowe added a solo homer in the ninth inning.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024
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“Designated hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/designated%20hitter. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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