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The National League would join the American League in using a designated hitter if Major League Baseball moves forward with the plan expected to be pitched to the players' union as early as Tuesday, according to the New York Post's Joel Sherman.
Sherman relayed that using a designated hitter universally is "in part to protect pitchers who will have to ramp up to pitch in a shortened second spring."
He continued:
"The best hope is that training will open in June in a combination of home parks and spring training sites, last three weeks and a regular season will open about July 1.