>The designated hitter rule was consistently deemed preferable by the fans for years and ultimately adopted by the NL. Certainly, pitchers tend to have far lowe

>The designated hitter rule was consistently deemed preferable by the fans for years and ultimately adopted by the NL. Certainly, pitchers tend to have far lower batting averages, and the drama with a pitcher at the plate frequently just comes down to seeing if the can land a bunt to get a run in. You speak for yourself, not me. I hate the designated hitter with a passion. It significantly reduces the amount of strategy employed, gets more bench players in the game, and creates moments like these[0][1]. And I just picked one pitcher as an example. Granted, he was much more amusing than most pitchers, but the fans (me included) love it! But I'm probably wrong. Look how much the fans hate Shohei Ohtani[2] /s But the team owners in the NL wanted the DH -- their calculation being more hitting = more viewers = more money. And the player's union wanted the DH as it brings more players (hitters) up to the big leagues. Another consideration was that pitchers (well, players generally), especially the elite ones are paid quite handsomely and batting/running the bases increases the risk of injury. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVFsq9FQBlc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVFsq9FQBlc [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfvCKA9RdH4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfvCKA9RdH4 [2] https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/ohtansh01.shtml https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/ohtansh01.shtml