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batter in the lineup. A DH acts as a
permanent pinch hitter for the pitcher. Once a
pinch hitter bats, he will
replace the
previous batter in the lineup...
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complete game; one
thrown by two or more
pitchers is a
combined no-
hitter. A no-
hitter is a rare
accomplishment for a
pitcher or
pitching staff—only 326...
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adopted the
designated hitter or some variant,
except for
Nippon Professional Baseball's
Central League. The
designated hitter is a
player who does not...
- The
pinch hitter ****umes the spot in the
batting order of the
player whom he replaces.
Pinch hitters are
commonly used to
replace a weak
hitter (often the...
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elite level: setter,
outside hitter (left-side
hitter),
middle hitter (middle blocker),
opposite hitter (right-side
hitter) and
libero /
defensive specialist...
-
leadoff hitter is a
batter who bats
first in the lineup. It can also
refer to any
batter who bats
first in any inning. Traditionally, the
leadoff hitter has...
- not have a
switch hitter on
their roster in 2018. The
first switch-
hitter in
baseball history was Bob Ferguson. His switch-
hitting was
different that...
- baseball, a
cleanup hitter is the
fourth hitter in the
batting order. The
cleanup hitter is
traditionally the team's most
powerful hitter. His job is to "clean...
- "A
Hit Is a
Hit" is the 10th
episode of the HBO
original series The Sopranos.
Written by Joe
Bosso and
Frank Renzulli, and
directed by
Matthew Penn, it...
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Power hitter is a term used in
baseball for a
skilled player that has a
higher than
average ability in
terms of his batting,
featuring a
combination of...
