In baseball, a no-hitter or no-hit game is a game in which a team does not record a hit through conventional methods. Major League Baseball (MLB) officially...

adopted the designated hitter or some variant, except for Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. The designated hitter is a player who does not...

The pinch hitter assumes the spot in the batting order of the player whom he replaces. Pinch hitters are commonly used to replace a weak hitter (often the...

not have a switch hitter on their roster in 2018. The first switch-hitter in baseball history was Bob Ferguson. His switch-hitting was different that...

baseball, a cleanup hitter is the fourth hitter in the batting order. The cleanup hitter is traditionally the team's most powerful hitter. His job is to "clean...

Major League Baseball no-hitters, enumerating every no-hitter pitched in Major League Baseball history. The list also includes no-hit games that were broken...

no-hitters in franchise history. A no-hitter is officially recognized by Major League Baseball only "...when a pitcher (or pitchers) allows no hits during...

elite level: setter, outside hitter (left-side hitter), middle hitter (middle blocker), opposite hitter (right-side hitter) and libero / defensive specialist...

(hit, walk, hit batsman, error, etc.), the no-hitter is a perfect game. In 1887, Major League Baseball counted bases on balls (walks) as hits. The result...

In baseball, a contact hitter is a hitter who does not strike out often. Thus, they are usually able to use their bat to make contact with the ball (hence...