Rafael Devers pushed back against picking up a glove to play defense during his run with the Red Sox. But, he struck a ...

Athletics designated hitter Nick Kurtz hit four home runs in his team's 15-3 road win over the Houston Astros on Friday night ...

Earlier this week injured Texas Rangers designated hitter Joc Pederson left to join Double-A Frisco in Omaha for a rehab assignment.

Lee Joo-heon, who hit the final hit the previous day, returned as the designated hitter. In the home game against Lotte at ...

Atlanta Braves slugger Marcell Ozuna is unlikely to re-sign in the offseason and is the best designated hitter at the trade deadline, according to Mark Feinsand.

The designated hitter has long been considered a position meant traditionally for immobile power bats. It functioned as an extension of first base, for the players too defensively stretched to ...

NEW YORK — Designated hitter Starling Marte was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Tuesday by the New York Mets.

The universal designated hitter has been part of Major League Baseball for two full seasons and, much to the chagrin of some National League traditionalists, the sport has survived and even thrived ...

The designated hitter allows Suárez to DH some and play at third some. Moustakas, when healthy, looked better defensively at third base than Suárez, but would likely play first when Votto is the DH.

In a move bound to send baseball purists rushing to pray at Abner Doubleday’s grave, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred revealed this week that the National League could adopt the designated hitter by ...

The expansion of the designated hitter, however, is a source of pride for him. “Being the first D.H., I always tell people I screwed up the game of baseball,” he said with a laugh.

The universal designated hitter has been part of Major League Baseball for two full seasons and, much to the chagrin of some National League traditionalists, the sport has survived and even thrived.