Rob Manfred Says It's Unlikely For NL To Get DH In The 'Foreseeable Future'
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Recently, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred suggested that the National League could soon feature the designated hitter like the American League does.
That would mean, no more easy outs in the National League line ups and no more back and forth during the World Series between a DH being involved from one game to the next.
Baseball purists were outraged, while many of us thought the absurdity of one professional league having different sets of rules among its teams was finally going to end.
Not so fast, everyone.
It doesn't look like it's going to end anytime soon. Manfred spoke with ESPN and had the following to say about the future of the DH in the sport:
"The most likely result on the designated hitter for the foreseeable future is the status quo. I know John Mozeliak [Cardinals General Manager] talked about it, and when you have any National League club talking about it, it's interesting. But I think the vast majority of clubs in the National League want to stay where they are."
American League pitchers have been taking a seat in the dugout during their teams' at-bats since 1973. It appears that advantage will continue to stay in place for awhile. From Manfred's remarks, it appears that National League teams are content with pitchers being required to hit.
