DESIGNATED HITTER Synonyms: 34 Similar Words

designated hitter

noun

Definition of designated hitter

as in replacement

a person or thing that takes the place of another you'll have to be my designated hitter in the office while I'm on business trips

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Recent Examples of designated hitter The Twins designated hitter hit changeup from starter Tatsuya Imai 429 feet out to center field in the second inning to give the Twins the lead. — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 19 May 2026 Offensively, the game broke open during a six-run fourth inning that featured home runs from outfielder Owen Caissie and designated hitter Kyle Stowers. — Tyler Carmona june 11, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026 Pages was one of four Dodgers leading their respective position groups, joined by first baseman Freddie Freeman, third baseman Max Muncy and designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, who led all players with 1,165,133 votes. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026 David Sandlin’s first big-league pitch initially was called a strike but got switched to a ball after an Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge by Minnesota Twins designated hitter Byron Buxton. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for designated hitter

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The city said replacement parts have been ordered and officials hope to reopen the pool before the end of July.

— Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Wallingford also testified that inspections are not a replacement for reporting infant deaths.

— David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026

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