Jan. 11, 1973, was a momentous day in baseball history. It was on that date that the American League voted to formally adopt the DH rule (Rule 5.11) for a three-year trial period. That rule would ...

The DH is half a position, the forfeited side of a pitcher. For pitching requires devotion, so much such that they relinquish their half inning of existence to a sort of baseball player. One who just ...

Prominent ESPN baseball insider Buster Olney believes the designated hitter will come to the National League in "three-to-five" years. Olney says that pitchers are paid too much for teams to risk them ...

Injured St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright made clear his thoughts Tuesday regarding the National League's stance on the designated hitter: Don't change a thing. New debate about the rule, ...