※ 引述《pneumo (超☆冒險蓋)》之銘言：
: 來源: USA TODAY
: 網址: https://tinyurl.com/ybwx93xs
: Death of the hitting pitcher? MLB's Rob Manfred hints at progress on
: universal DH
: 國聯的投手打擊制度要改變了?
: Major League Baseball has moved methodically to eliminate many distinctions
: between the American and National leagues in recent years, and Thursday,
: Commissioner Rob Manfred indicated there is momentum toward perhaps the most
: significant such move: a unified designated hitter.
: 聯盟在這幾年內逐漸從制度上去消除國聯跟美聯之間存在的差異，而在星期四，聯盟主席
: Manfred表示，目前有往兩聯盟都使用DH制度的傾向。
: "I think that is a continuing source of conversation among the ownership
: group and I think that the dialogue actually probably moved a little bit,”
: said Manfred at the conclusion of the quarterly owners' meeting on Thursday.
: 「我認為，在所有球團老闆裡的對話顯示了有些許改變的跡象，」星期四Manfred說到在季
: 球團老闆會議後的結論。
: The AL has employed the DH since 1973. The NL has not adopted it.
: 美聯在1973年之後開始使用DH制度，但是國聯沒有。
: This season, pitchers are hitting a modest .112, and while fans enjoy the
: occasional rush of a Max Scherzer or Madison Bumgarner surprisingly driving
: in a run, pitchers are exposed to injury at the plate or basepaths - witness
: the hamstring injury suffered in an intraleague game that sent Yankees
: pitcher Masahiro Tanaka to the disabled list.
: 今年的投手打擊表現還好，.112，不過球迷偶而還是可看到像是薛蛇跟瘋邦打出打點。但
: 是，這也讓投手在打擊時暴露在風險當中