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
2
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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The 31-year-old left-fielder and designated hitter is in the third of a five-year, $90 million contract.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 July 2025
Orioles designated hitter Ryan O’Hearn and second baseman Jackson Holliday will both have a chance to start in the All-Star Game.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2025
Gelb added that several of the other big market teams, like the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees, already have designated hitters.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
A couple of those bats should be available at the deadline, and one in particular is Atlanta Braves designated hitter Marcell Ozuna.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 July 2025
Orioles designated hitter Ryan O’Hearn and second baseman Jackson Holliday will both have a chance to start in the All-Star Game.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2025
Gelb added that several of the other big market teams, like the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees, already have designated hitters.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
A couple of those bats should be available at the deadline, and one in particular is Atlanta Braves designated hitter Marcell Ozuna.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for designated hitter
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“Designated hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/designated%20hitter. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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