designated hitter
nounDefinition of designated hitter
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Synonyms for designated hitter
Synonyms
backup, cover, fill-in, locum tenens, pinch hitter, relief, replacement, reserve, stand-in, sub, substitute
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Utilityman Blake Swihart served as designated hitter and went 1-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored and two strikeouts for High-A affiliate Visalia of the California League Friday night. — Michelle Gardner, azcentral, "Diamondbacks' Torey Lovullo sees double standard in Ketel Marte ejection," 20 July 2019 The only Seattle player to reach base was designated hitter Omar Narvaez, who walked with one out in the fifth inning. — Joe Reedy, chicagotribune.com, "Angels combine for a no-hitter, Mike Trout drives in 6 in honor of late teammate Tyler Skaggs," 13 July 2019 The only Seattle player to reach base was designated hitter Omar Narvaez, who walked with one out in the fifth inning. — Washington Post, "Angels’ Cole, Peña combine for no-hitter against Mariners," 13 July 2019 Edgar Martinez, who was the great third baseman/designated hitter for the Seattle Mariners from 1987 to 2004, will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this weekend in Cooperstown, N.Y. — Los Angeles Times, "Morning Briefing: Alex Rodriguez pays tribute to Edgar Martinez," 18 July 2019 Ortiz was a first baseman and designated hitter during his 20-year career before retiring in 2016. — oregonlive.com, "Former Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz shot in the Dominican Republic," 10 June 2019 Tebow, 30, is an outfielder and designated hitter with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies in the New York Mets’ organization. — Stephen Ruiz, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Say this for Tim Tebow: He's an Eastern League all-star," 29 June 2018 Correa stroked the designated hitter's bushy beard, even the wunderkind shortstop needing a piece of his teammate who, at this moment, is baseball's best hitter. — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, "Evan Gattis' grand slam lifts Astros over Royals," 15 June 2018 Pitcher Bryce Fehmel just wants the sophomore designated hitter to stick with whatever he's been eating lately. — Tyson Alger, OregonLive.com, "Oregon Ducks 2018 spring game: Live updates," 21 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'designated hitter.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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