We all knew it was coming.
Robert Manfred announced that MLB has agreed to a draft lottery and a universal DH pic.twitter.com/6hDbrXognb
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) February 10, 2022
In the midst of the lockout, there was one thing both sides seemed to agree on: the introduction of the universal designated hitter (DH) into the National League, which has, since its inception, rejected the idea that a pitcher cannot hit for himself.
There is a certain kind of daring symmetry in the National League: nine men take the field, nine men bat, and it is the same nine men, every time.