DHed; DHing
: to play as a designated hitter in a baseball game
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C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Luis Arraez is back in the lineup and at first base, pushing Ryan O’Hearn to DH and Gavin Sheets to the bench.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Schwarber is a station to station DH, and at least Soto plays a position (albeit not very well) and is 27 FOR 29 STEALING BASES this season.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
After playing third base for five innings on Thursday, Muncy was at DH on Friday.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
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Andujar was 0 for 3 as the DH in the series-opener against the Mets and hadn’t played since.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Luis Arraez is back in the lineup and at first base, pushing Ryan O’Hearn to DH and Gavin Sheets to the bench.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Schwarber is a station to station DH, and at least Soto plays a position (albeit not very well) and is 27 FOR 29 STEALING BASES this season.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
After playing third base for five innings on Thursday, Muncy was at DH on Friday.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
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“DH.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DH. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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