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Injury During Twins-Mariners Game Resulted in Rare MLB Pitcher At-Bat

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An injury resulted in a rare at-bat by an MLB pitcher, Mariners starter Luis Castillo, during Sunday's game against the Minnesota Twins.

and forced to exit the game, resulting in Cal Raleigh, who started the contest as Seattle's designated hitter, taking his place behind the plate., "If a player serving as the DH is later used on defense, he continues to bat in his same lineup spot. But for the rest of the game, his team cannot use a DH to bat in place of the pitcher."

So, Mariners starting pitcher Luis Castillo stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the fourth inning for the first at-bat by a Mariners pitcher And Castillo's at-bat did not disappoint, as he watched three juicy fastballs go by for three straight strikes without lifting the bat off of his shoulder.For 150 years, pitchers grabbed a piece of lumber and tried their hands at hitting until MLB imposed the universal DH rule in the National League ahead of the 2022 season—the American League has had a universal DH since 1973.

Castillo's at-bat was his first since October of 2021 and just the second at-bat by a pitcher in MLB this season.Tim Capurso is a Staff Writer on the Breaking & Trending News Team at Sports Illustrated. Previously he wrote for RotoBaller and ClutchPoints, where he was the lead editor for MLB, College Football and NFL coverage. A lifelong Yankees and Giants fan, Tim grew up just outside New York City and now lives near Philadelphia.

 

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