If the current teams are to be mixed and matched, the owners' vote must also reflect a solution to the designated-hitter rule.

Because of the designated-hitter rule, American League managers don't have to worry about such a stratagem.

"You can't make statements," he said, adding, "I'm not a big fan of the designated-hitter rule."

All of the non-independent minor leagues have adopted the designated-hitter rule.

And that's why Mets fans hate the designated-hitter rule.

The designated-hitter rule kills strategy by taking decisions away from managers.

La Russa is proving the designated-hitter rule does not make the man, or the manager.

Personally speaking, I would repeal baseball's designated-hitter rule in a heartbeat.

The designated-hitter rule was used in the All-Star game for the first time in 1989.

You have to nip bad ideas in the bud, before they become a habit, like the designated-hitter rule.