The designated hitter rule allows teams to use another player to bat in place of the pitcher. Because the pitcher is still part of the team's nine defensive players, the designated hitter -- or "DH" - ...

When it comes to some of his most unique feats on a baseball field, Shohei Ohtani can often only be compared to Babe Ruth. Before Ohtani dazzled modern-day baseball, the Babe was the original two-way ...

The Dodgers' two-way star isn't the first to pitch and hit well enough to do both in MLB, but he did force the league to ...

Baseball has never seen a player quite like Shohei Ohtani. Not in the modern era of the game, at the very least. Injuries have held him back in some seasons, but when he's been healthy, Ohtani's ...

In the original form of baseball, all nine players bat and play defense, including the pitcher. The designated hitter system lets a team add a tenth player to the starting lineup—a specialist batter ...

Before the Game 7 of the World Series, MLB has drawn considerable criticism from fans and coaches alike regarding the Shohei Ohtani and the DH rule. As Ohtani takes the mound in Game 7 of the World ...

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Prominent ESPN baseball insider Buster Olney believes the designated hitter will come to the National League in "three-to-five" years. Olney says that pitchers are paid too much for teams to risk them ...

Injured St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright made clear his thoughts Tuesday regarding the National League's stance on the designated hitter: Don't change a thing. New debate about the rule, ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers completed a three-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday afternoon despite not having Shohei ...