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Watch: Kyle Gibson hits first career home run

We could be witnessing the final weeks of National League baseball. Say goodbye to pitchers hitting, double switches and eight-hole hitters getting nothing to hit. The next collective bargaining agreement is expected to include the universal DH.

Kyle Gibson hit his first-career home run in Friday’s game. (Photo by Kyle Ross/Icon Sportswire)

On that note Kyle Gibson, a career American League pitcher, hit his first-career home run in the third inning of Friday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. It’s Gibson’s first-career extra-base hit and his fourth hit since getting traded to the Phillies at the deadline.