The universal designated hitter is here. A style of baseball that has been a near constant in this nation since 1876 is about to ease into quasi-extinction, save for a few Shohei Ohtani starts on ...

The universal DH should restore some competitive balance between the AL and NL, while leveling the playing field in free agency. It will also have an effect on the World Series, where MLB had used ...

In any event, let's use this occasion to reflect upon the first month or so of the universal DH as a permanent presence in MLB. We'll do so via the timeless framing device of half-considered ...

The American League has had the DH since 1973, while the National League made the full-time switch in 2022. The NL also used the DH in 2020 during the COVID-19 shortened season.

The universal DH will be formalized once the players and owners agree not just on this piece of the pie, but rather the entire dessert cart. Filed under. mlb lockout 2/10/22; ...

Against Cleveland, Arizona DH Seth Beer, batting .200, went 0-for-4, three strikeouts. The great pity of it all is that this never had to be. It’s a matter of self-design, then self-affliction ...

Modifying the Universal DH. The idea behind the designated hitter has been around for over a century. Some of baseball’s pioneering voices were clamoring for it as early as 1906, with icon ...

The biggest immediate change is the universal designated hitter, which will add a DH to National League lineups. As a result, pitchers – other than Shohei Ohtani – won't ever set foot in the ...

Universal DH has been implemented for this year's edition of MLB The Show. By Hayley Williams on February 15, 2023 at 9:05PM PST. Comments. Where to buy. MLB The Show 23.

The general consensus at this week’s general managers’ meetings in Scottsdale, Arizona, is that filling the position — and getting production from it — is harder than it looks.

It’s February 10th, and it still feels like we are nowhere close to baseball being played. Rob Manfred hasn’t yet officially announced a delay to the season, but if significant progress isn ...