※ 引述《pneumo (超☆冒险盖)》之铭言：
: 来源: USA TODAY
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: Death of the hitting pitcher? MLB's Rob Manfred hints at progress on
: universal DH
: 国联的投手打击制度要改变了?
: 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.
: 联盟在这几年内逐渐从制度上去消除国联跟美联之间存在的差异，而在星期四，联盟主席
: Manfred表示，目前有往两联盟都使用DH制度的倾向。
: "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.
: “我认为，在所有球团老板里的对话显示了有些许改变的迹象，”星期四Manfred说到在季
: 球团老板会议后的结论。
: The AL has employed the DH since 1973. The NL has not adopted it.
: 美联在1973年之后开始使用DH制度，但是国联没有。
: 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.
: 今年的投手打击表现还好，.112，不过球迷偶而还是可看到像是薛蛇跟疯邦打出打点。但
: 是，这也让投手在打击时暴露在风险当中