Hank Blalock played in 13 games at designated hitter for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2010, starting in none of them.
, equivalent to 0 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in).
Hank Blalock played in 29 games at designated hitter for the Texas Rangers in 2006, starting in none of them. , equivalent to 0 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in).
Hank Blalock played in 2 games at designated hitter for the Texas Rangers in 2005, starting in none of them. , equivalent to 0 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in).
Hank Blalock played in 17 games at designated hitter for the Texas Rangers in 2007, starting in none of them. , equivalent to 0 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in).
Hank Blalock played in 49 games at designated hitter for the Texas Rangers in 2009, starting in none of them. , equivalent to 0 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in).
a player who hits but does not play the field.
The designated hitter is the tenth player in a baseball lineup. Designated hitters are players that do nothing but bat. They bat in the place of one of the team's player who is out in the field. For teams with designated hitters its always the pitcher that the DH bats in place of as so the pitcher can completely focus on pitching, but technically it could be any player.
Yes, but if that occurs the team loses the designated hitter and the pitcher replaces the DH in the lineup.
Hank Blalock was born November 21, 1980, in San Diego, CA, USA.
If the designated hitter takes over a position player's spot, that player is no longer in the game, and the Designated Hitter spot is opened up.
Designated Hitter.
Hank Blalock debuted on April 1, 2002 and played his final game on June 27, 2010.
A DH is a designated hitter in baseball. The American League uses DH's to bat in the lineup so that the pitchers do not need to actually bat. In the National League there are no DH's and the pitchers must bat just like the other position players.