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Podcast: Reading Baseball
Episode: Reading Baseball: The end of baseball's longest controversy
Description: (fernandozhiminaicela/pixabay)One of the rule changes fans will recognize for this upcoming Major League Baseball season is the use of a designated hitter in the National League.In the latest edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson takes a look at the end of a longtime baseball controversy.Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard “Pete” Peterson, author of Growing Up With Clemente and editor of The St. Louis Baseball Reader.