This Date In Baseball History: December 17, 1928- When the American League adopted the designated hitter in 1973 it wasn’t a new idea. Way back in 1906 Connie Mack has brought it up. On this date in 1928 National League President John Heydler got the backing of New York Giants legendary manager John McGraw- but the American League was against it and it went nowhere at the time. In the early 70’s the American League adopted the rule in an effort to get more offense into the game. Also at the time the American League was trailing the National League in popularity. The American League approved having a designated hitter bat for the pitcher- the National League to this day has rejected the idea. The first designated hitter in a game- was Ron Blomberg of the New York Yankees. In that first DH at -bat- Blomberg walked with the bases loaded.
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I wish they would have stayed put…but it doesn’t bother me if one league has it…I like the leagues being different.
I agree it’s fine the way it is.
Personally, I like the DH. I don’t think there’s anything good about watching a pitcher flail aroumd with a bat.
Have to admit, I’m with John here. I don’t object to the concept that AL and NL can be a bit different but to me, pitchers hitting is a waste, especially with the DH in use in the minors, so they don’t come into MLB with a history of being able to bat. Plus, old DHs like Nelson Cruz are still fun to watch and might be out of the game if not for DHing.