We could be witnessing the final weeks of National League baseball. Say goodbye to pitchers hitting, double switches and eight-hole hitters getting nothing to hit. The next collective bargaining agreement is expected to include the universal DH.
On that note Kyle Gibson, a career American League pitcher, hit his first-career home run in the third inning of Friday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. It’s Gibson’s first-career extra-base hit and his fourth hit since getting traded to the Phillies at the deadline.