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Designated hitter
In baseball, the designated hitter rule is the common name for Major League Baseball Rule 6.10, an official position adopted by the American League in 1973 that allows teams to designate a player, known as the designated hitter (abbreviated DH), to bat in place of the pitcher each time he would...
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Paul Molitor
Paul Leo Molitor (born August 22, 1956, in Saint Paul, Minnesota), nicknamed Molly and The Ignitor, is an American former Major League Baseball player. Molitor played for 21 seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers (1978-92), Toronto Blue Jays (1993-95),...
Date of birth:
- Aug 22, 1956 (age 53 years)
Reggie Jackson
Reginald Martinez "Reggie" Jackson (born May 18, 1946), nicknamed "Mr. October" for his clutch hitting in the postseason, is a former American Major League Baseball right fielder who played for five different teams from 1967 to 1987 and currently...
Date of birth:
- May 18, 1946 (age 63 years)
Place of birth:
Ken Griffey, Jr.
George Kenneth "Ken" Griffey, Jr. (born November 21, 1969) is a Major League Baseball outfielder and designated hitter, for the Seattle Mariners.
Griffey is both one of the most prolific home run hitters and best defensive players in baseball...
Date of birth:
- Nov 21, 1969 (age 40 years)
Height:
- 1.905 m (6.25 ft )
Weight:
- 92.986 kg (205 lb )
Bats:
George Brett
George Howard Brett (born May 15, 1953 in Glen Dale, West Virginia) is a former Major League Baseball player, a third baseman for the Kansas City Royals. Brett's 3,154 career hits are the most by any third baseman in major league history, and 15th...
Date of birth:
- May 15, 1953 (age 56 years)
Carl Yastrzemski
Carl Michael Yastrzemski (pronounced /jəˈstrɛmski/, (born August 22, 1939), nicknamed "Yaz," is a former American Major League Baseball player. Yastrzemski played his entire 23-year career with the Boston Red Sox, primarily as a left fielder, with...
Date of birth:
- Aug 22, 1939 (age 70 years)
Place of birth:
Matt Stairs
Matthew "Matt" Wade Stairs (born February 27, 1968 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada) is a Major League Baseball pinch hitter who is a free agent. He married Lisa Astle of Fredericton with whom he has three daughters, Nicole, Alicia and Chandler....
Date of birth:
- Feb 27, 1968 (age 41 years)
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Dave Winfield
David Mark Winfield (born October 3, 1951) is an American former Major League Baseball player. He is currently Executive Vice President/Senior Advisor of the San Diego Padres and an analyst for the ESPN program Baseball Tonight. Over his 22-year...
Date of birth:
- Oct 3, 1951 (age 58 years)
Mike Sweeney
Michael "Mike" Sweeney (born July 22, 1973 in Orange, California) is a Major League baseball player, currently a free agent. Sweeney played his first 12 years in the majors with the Kansas City Royals, originally as a catcher and then moving to...
Date of birth:
- Jul 22, 1973 (age 36 years)
José Canseco
José Canseco Capas, Jr. (born July 2, 1964) is a former outfielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball, and is the identical twin brother of former major league player Ozzie Canseco. After retiring from baseball he's boxed twice and...
Date of birth:
- Jul 2, 1964 (age 45 years)
Rafael Palmeiro
Rafael Palmeiro Corrales (born September 24, 1964 in Havana, Cuba) is a former Major League Baseball player with a career spanning 20 years, 1986 to 2005. Though he never officially retired, Palmeiro has not played since 2005.
Palmeiro was an All...
Date of birth:
- Sep 24, 1964 (age 45 years)
Harmon Killebrew
Harmon Clayton Killebrew (pronounced /ˈkɪlɨbruː/; born June 29, 1936) is a former Major League Baseball player. In a 22-year major league career, he was second only to Babe Ruth in American League home runs and retired as the career leader in home...
Date of birth:
- Jun 29, 1936 (age 73 years)
Place of birth:
Joe Charboneau
Joseph Charboneau (born June 17, 1955 in Belvidere, Illinois) was a Major League Baseball player for the Cleveland Indians and is one of the most often-cited examples of baseball's fabled sophomore jinx.
"Super Joe" Charboneau made his debut with...
Date of birth:
- Jun 17, 1955 (age 54 years)
Frank Thomas
Frank Edward Thomas, Jr. (born May 27, 1968) is a former Major League Baseball designated hitter and first baseman.
Thomas became one of baseball's biggest stars in the 1990s, playing for the Chicago White Sox. Broadcaster Ken Harrelson coined the...
Date of birth:
- May 27, 1968 (age 41 years)
Place of birth:
Al Kaline
Albert William "Al" Kaline, also known as Mr. Tiger or The Battery, (pronounced /ˈkeɪlaɪn/, born December 19, 1934 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a former professional baseball player and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Kaline was active from 1953...
Date of birth:
- Dec 19, 1934 (age 75 years)
Place of birth:
Vladimir Guerrero
Vladimir Alvino Guerrero (born February 9, 1975, in Don Gregorio, Nizao, Dominican Republic) (known in his native Dominican Republic as Miquéas, Spanish for Micah) is a Major League Baseball right fielder who is currently a free agent. In 2004, he...
Date of birth:
- Feb 9, 1975 (age 34 years)
Place of birth:
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Juan González
Juan Alberto González Vázquez (born October 20, 1969 in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico), nicknamed "Juan Gone" or "Igor", is a former Major League Baseball right fielder. González bats and throws right-handed. He was one of the premier run producers of the...
Date of birth:
- Oct 20, 1969 (age 40 years)
Hideki Matsui
Hideki Matsui (松井 秀喜, Matsui Hideki, born June 12, 1974) is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed.
After playing the first ten seasons of his career for the Yomiuri...
Date of birth:
- Jun 12, 1974 (age 35 years)
Height:
- 1.8796 m (6.1667 ft )
Weight:
- 95.2544 kg (210 lb )
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Harold Baines
Harold Douglas Baines (born March 15, 1959 in Easton, Maryland) is a former right fielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball who played for five American League teams from 1980 to 2001. He is best known for his three stints with the...
Date of birth:
- Mar 15, 1959 (age 50 years)
Place of birth:
Pat Burrell
Patrick Brian "Pat" Burrell III (born October 10, 1976, in Eureka Springs, Arkansas), nicknamed Pat the Bat, is a Major League Baseball left fielder and designated hitter for the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Phillies announced on December 16, 2008, that they...
Date of birth:
- Oct 10, 1976 (age 33 years)
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Eddie Murray
Eddie Clarence Murray (born February 24, 1956 in Los Angeles, California) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman who was known as one of the most reliable and productive hitters of his era, earning the nickname "Steady Eddie". Murray is...
Date of birth:
- Feb 24, 1956 (age 53 years)
Place of birth:
Orlando Cepeda
Orlando Manuel Cepeda Pennes (born September 17, 1937) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman.
Cepeda was born to a poor family. His father, Pedro Cepeda, was a baseball player in Puerto Rico, which influenced his interest in the sport from...
Date of birth:
- Sep 17, 1937 (age 72 years)
Edgar Martinez
Edgar Martínez (born January 2, 1963 in New York City, but raised in the Maguayo neighborhood of Dorado, Puerto Rico) is a former Major League Baseball player who retired at the end of the 2004 season. He spent his entire 18-year major league career...
Date of birth:
- Jan 2, 1963 (age 47 years)
Place of birth:
Cecil Fielder
Cecil Grant Fielder (pronounced /ˈsɛsəl/) (born September 21, 1963 in Los Angeles, California) is a former professional baseball player of African-American and Dominican Descent who was a noted power hitter in the 1980s and 1990s. He attended...
Date of birth:
- Sep 21, 1963 (age 46 years)
Place of birth:
Don Baylor
Donald Edward Baylor (born June 28, 1949) is a Major League Baseball coach and a former player and manager. During his 19-year playing career, he was a power hitter who played as a first baseman, outfielder, and designated hitter. He played for six...
Date of birth:
- Jun 28, 1949 (age 60 years)
Bo Jackson
Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson (born November 30, 1962) is a retired American athlete and a former multi-sport professional. Jackson played at the highest level of sports in the United States in both American football (NFL) and Baseball (MLB). He also...
Date of birth:
- Nov 30, 1962 (age 47 years)
Place of birth:
José Vidro
José Angel Vidro (born August 27, 1974 in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico) is a currently inactive Major League Baseball player. He is a switch hitter and throws right-handed.
Vidro was drafted in the sixth round of the 1992 amateur draft by the Montreal...
Date of birth:
- Aug 27, 1974 (age 35 years)
Place of birth:
Dave Kingman
David Arthur Kingman (born December 21, 1948 in Pendleton, Oregon), nicknamed "Kong" and "Sky King," is a former Major League Baseball player. The towering 6'6" Kingman was one of the most feared sluggers of the 1970s and 1980s. His height and long...
Date of birth:
- Dec 21, 1948 (age 61 years)
Greg Vaughn
Gregory Lamont Vaughn (born July 3, 1965) is a former Major League Baseball left fielder and right-handed batter who played for the Milwaukee Brewers (1989-96), San Diego Padres (1996-98), Cincinnati Reds (1999), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2000-02) and...
Date of birth:
- Jul 3, 1965 (age 44 years)
Place of birth:
Hank Blalock
Hank Joe Blalock (born November 21, 1980, in San Diego, California) is a Major League Baseball All Star first baseman who is a free agent.
Blalock attended Rancho Bernardo High School in San Diego, California, was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the...
Date of birth:
- Nov 21, 1980 (age 29 years)
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Jim Thome
James Howard "Jim" Thome (pronounced /ˈtoʊmeɪ/; born August 27, 1970 in Peoria, Illinois) is a Major League Baseball First Baseman/Designated Hitter, who is currently a free agent.
Thome was originally drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 13th...
Date of birth:
- Aug 27, 1970 (age 39 years)
Place of birth:
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David Ortiz
David Ortiz (born 1975 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican Major League Baseball designated hitter who has played for the Boston Red Sox since 2003. Previously, Ortiz played for the Minnesota Twins (1997–2002). Nicknamed "Big Papi,"...
Date of birth:
- Nov 18, 1975 (age 34 years)
Place of birth:
Height:
- 1.9304 m (6.3333 ft )
Weight:
- 104.32625 kg (230 lb )
Bats:
Tony Oliva
Tony Pedro Oliva (born Antonio Oliva Lopez Hernandes Javique on July 20, 1938 in Pinar del Río, Cuba) is a former Major League Baseball right fielder who played his entire career in the American League for the Minnesota Twins from 1962 to 1976. He...
Date of birth:
- Jul 20, 1938 (age 71 years)
Jason Giambi
Jason Gilbert Giambi (pronounced /dʒiˈɑːmbi/; born January 8, 1971, in West Covina, California) is a Major League Baseball designated hitter and first baseman who is currently a free agent.
He was the American League MVP in 2000 while with the...
Date of birth:
- Jan 8, 1971 (age 39 years)
Place of birth:
Height:
- 1.8796 m (6.1667 ft )
Weight:
- 90.71847 kg (200 lb )
Bats:
Greg Luzinski
Gregory Michael "The Bull" Luzinski (born November 22, 1950) is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, he attended Notre Dame High School in Niles, Illinois. Luzinski spent the majority of his career with the...
Date of birth:
- Nov 22, 1950 (age 59 years)
Ken Harvey
Kenneth Eugene Harvey (born March 1, 1978 in Los Angeles, California) is a Major League baseball first baseman who is currently a free agent.
Harvey played his rookie season in Kansas City in 2003. After an impressive first half of the 2004 season,...
Date of birth:
- Mar 1, 1978 (age 31 years)
Place of birth:
Rusty Staub
Daniel Joseph "Rusty" Staub (born April 1, 1944 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a retired Major League Baseball player who played 23 seasons, from 1963 to 1985, for the Houston Colt .45s and Astros, Montreal Expos, New York Mets, Detroit Tigers, and...
Date of birth:
- Apr 1, 1944 (age 65 years)
Place of birth:
Andruw Jones
Andruw Rudolf Jones (born April 23, 1977, in Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles) is a Major League Baseball outfielder and designated hitter for the Chicago White Sox.
During his first two years with the Atlanta Braves, Jones most often...
Date of birth:
- Apr 23, 1977 (age 32 years)
Place of birth:
Dave Parker
David Gene "The Cobra" Parker (born June 9, 1951 in Calhoun, Mississippi) is an American former player in Major League Baseball. He was the 1978 National League MVP and a two-time batting champion.
He began his career on July 12, 1973 with the...
Date of birth:
- Jun 9, 1951 (age 58 years)
Place of birth:
Ellis Burks
Ellis Rena Burks (born September 11, 1964 in Vicksburg, Mississippi) is a former outfielder and designated hitter who played in Major League Baseball for 18 seasons. He batted and threw right-handed.
Selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round ...
Date of birth:
- Sep 11, 1964 (age 45 years)
Place of birth:
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Ron Blomberg
Ronald Mark Blomberg (born August 23, 1948, in Atlanta, Georgia), nicknamed Boomer, is a former Major League Baseball designated hitter, first baseman, and right fielder. Along with being the first designated hitter in Major League Baseball history,...
Date of birth:
- Aug 23, 1948 (age 61 years)
Hal McRae
Harold Abraham McRae (born July 10, 1945 in Avon Park, Florida) is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds (1968, 1970–72) and Kansas City Royals (1973–87). Utilized as a designated hitter for most of his...
Date of birth:
- Jul 10, 1945 (age 64 years)
Gary Sheffield
Gary Antonian Sheffield (born November 18, 1968, in Tampa, Florida) is a Major League Baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. He has played for eight major league ball clubs, primarily as an outfielder and designated hitter.
For most of...
Date of birth:
- Nov 18, 1968 (age 41 years)
Place of birth:
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Gorman Thomas
James Gorman Thomas III (born December 12, 1950 in Charleston, South Carolina) is a former Major League Baseball center fielder and right-handed slugger who played in the American League with the Milwaukee Brewers (1973-76, 1978-83, 1986), Cleveland...
Date of birth:
- Dec 12, 1950 (age 59 years)
Alvin Davis
Alvin Glenn Davis (born September 9, 1960 in Riverside, California) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman/designated hitter who played primarily for the Seattle Mariners. He won the American League Rookie of the Year Award in 1984.
Davis...
Date of birth:
- Sep 9, 1960 (age 49 years)
Julio Franco
Julio César Robles Franco (born August 23, 1958) is a retired Major League Baseball infielder. In 2007, Franco was the oldest active player in the major leagues at the age of 49.
While Franco was an All-Star and posted above-average hitting...
Date of birth:
- Aug 23, 1958 (age 51 years)
Place of birth:
Al Oliver
Albert Oliver, Jr. (born October 14, 1946 in Portsmouth, Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball player. Over the course of his 18-year career, he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1968-77), Texas Rangers (1978-81), Montreal Expos (1982-83), San...
Date of birth:
- Oct 14, 1946 (age 63 years)
Larry Parrish
Larry Alton Parrish (born November 10, 1953 in Winter Haven, Florida) is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and right-handed batter who played with the Montreal Expos (1974-81), Texas Rangers (1982-88) and Boston Red Sox (1988). He also...
Date of birth:
- Nov 10, 1953 (age 56 years)
Place of birth:
Phil Nevin
Phillip Joseph Nevin (born January 19, 1971 in Fullerton, California) is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Minnesota Twins (2006), Chicago Cubs (2006), Texas Rangers (2005-2006) San Diego Padres (1999-2005), Anaheim...
Date of birth:
- Jan 19, 1971 (age 38 years)
Rubén Sierra
Rubén Angel Sierra García (born October 6, 1965 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Sierra also goes by the nicknames El Caballo and El Indio.
In a 20-season career, Sierra has played for the Texas Rangers ...
Date of birth:
- Oct 6, 1965 (age 44 years)
Bernie Carbo
Bernardo "Bernie" Carbo (born August 5, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former Major League Baseball right fielder/designated hitter who played with the Cincinnati Reds (1969-72), St. Louis Cardinals (1972-73, 1979-80), Boston Red Sox (1974-76, 1977...
Date of birth:
- Aug 5, 1947 (age 62 years)
Place of birth:
Cliff Floyd
Cornelius Clifford Floyd Jr. (born December 5, 1972 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Major League Baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent.
Floyd was born to parents Cornelius Clifford Floyd, Sr. and Olivia Floyd. After spending 13 years as an...
Date of birth:
- Dec 5, 1972 (age 37 years)
Bats:
Jeremy Giambi
Jeremy Dean Giambi (pronounced /dʒiˈɑːmbi/) (born September 30, 1974 in San Jose, California) is a left-handed, former Major League Baseball player for the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, and Boston Red Sox. He also...
Date of birth:
- Sep 30, 1974 (age 35 years)
Chili Davis
Charles Theodore "Chili" Davis (born January 17, 1960 in Kingston, Jamaica),is a former outfielder/designated hitter who played in Major League Baseball with the San Francisco Giants (1981-87), California Angels (1988-90, 1993-96), Minnesota Twins ...
Date of birth:
- Jan 17, 1960 (age 50 years)
Travis Hafner
Travis Lee Hafner (pronounced /ˈhæfnər/; born June 3, 1977) is a left-handed hitting designated hitter for the Cleveland Indians of the American League Central Division. He attended Cowley County Community College in Arkansas City, Kansas. His...
Date of birth:
- Jun 3, 1977 (age 32 years)
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Dmitri Young
Dmitri Dell Young (born October 11, 1973 in Vicksburg, Mississippi) is a Major League Baseball first baseman who is currently a free agent. Young is 6'2" and 300 pounds.
Dmitri Young attended Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard, California. As a senior,...
Date of birth:
- Oct 11, 1973 (age 36 years)
Willie Aikens
Willie Mays Aikens (born October 14, 1954 in Seneca, South Carolina) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the California Angels (1977, 1979), Kansas City Royals (1980-1983) and Toronto Blue Jays (1984-1985). He graduated...
Date of birth:
- Oct 14, 1954 (age 55 years)
Gene Larkin
Eugene Thomas Larkin (born: October 24, 1962 in Flushing, New York) is a former switch-hitting first baseman, designated hitter and right fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire seven-season career with the Minnesota Twins. During his...
Date of birth:
- Oct 24, 1962 (age 47 years)
Place of birth:
Lew Ford
Jon Lewis "Lew" Ford (born August 12, 1976 in Beaumont, Texas) is an outfielder who is currently a free agent. Ford is a 1994 graduate of Port Neches-Groves High School where he played football and baseball and a 1999 graduate of Dallas Baptist...
Date of birth:
- Aug 12, 1976 (age 33 years)
Carl Everett
Carl Edward Everett III (born June 3, 1971 in Tampa, Florida) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder currently playing for the Newark Bears of the independent Atlantic League. A switch hitter, he played with the Chicago White Sox on their 2005...
Date of birth:
- Jun 3, 1971 (age 38 years)
Andre Thornton
André Thornton (born August 13, 1949 in Tuskegee, Alabama), nicknamed "Thunder," is a former first baseman and designated hitter in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos and Cleveland Indians during a 14-year career....
Date of birth:
- Aug 13, 1949 (age 60 years)
