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Dodgers: Andrew Friedman Does Not Expect the DH to Return in 2021

The funny part about the rule changes instituted in 2020 is that they might not be a part of the plans for the future. The Dodgers certainly understand the frustrations of that being a National League team.

The universal designated hitter was one of the biggest changes coming to the NL, along with a few of those other quirky rules. Planning for 2020 was on incredibly short notice though, and only those teams who happened to have a slugger in their organization were at an advantage with the new rule. The Dodgers were sort of one of those teams, though it didn’t show in the stat line.