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Pages in category "Major League Baseball designated hitters" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 207 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In an 18-year career with the Seattle Mariners, primarily as a designated hitter, Martínez batted.312, with 309 career home runs and 1,261 runs batted in. [ 4 ] In 2020 , Major League Baseball allowed the use of the designated hitter for the National League (NL) in addition to the American League, expanding eligibility for the award to ...
List of Major League Baseball pitchers who have thrown an immaculate inning; List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle; List of Major League Baseball players who spent their entire career with one franchise; List of Major League Baseball players with a home run in their first major league at bat
Players were eligible with 100 or more at-bats as a designated hitter. The 29-year-old Ohtani became the first two-time unanimous MVP, winning the AL honor in 2021 and this year .
The Hank Aaron Award is given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) players selected as the top hitter in each league, as voted on by baseball fans and members of the media. It was introduced in 1999 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Hank Aaron 's surpassing of Babe Ruth 's career home run mark of 714 home runs.
A designated hitter reduces the need for late-inning pinch hitters. [70] Advocates of the designated hitter [71] [72] point to the extension of many careers it has enabled, and, in a few cases, created long, productive careers for players who are weak fielders or have a history of injuries, such as Cecil Fielder and David Ortiz.
We did our best to count them down in order, 25th best on down to No. 1 -- based solely on players' bodies of work since 1990. Ranking the top 25 MLB players of the last 25 years Skip to main content
Stanton is a .309 hitter with 10 homers and a 1.086 OPS in 25 career games at Dodger Stadium, where he grew up watching the Dodgers from the left-field bleachers.