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The rule allows teams to have one player, known as the designated hitter (abbreviated DH), to bat in place of the pitcher. Since 1973, most collegiate, amateur, and professional leagues have adopted the rule or some variant.
OAKLAND â Former New York Yankee Ron Blomberg was honored at Fenway Park on Wednesday as the first designated hitter in baseball history. The D.H. rule turned 40 this year, and it was Blomberg who paved the way in Boston on April 6, 1973, with a bases-loaded walk in the first inning against Luis Tiant. One small step for Blomberg.