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MLB Commissioner Says No DH in NL For 'Foreseeable Future'

 width=You'll recall that MLB commissioner Rob Manfred recently set off an Internet brushfire by suggesting that the Designated Hitter rule might make its way to the National League as soon as 2017. The current collective bargaining agreement, which governs the working relationship between owners and players, expires prior to the 2017 season, which made that initial DH timeline a very plausible one.

Now Manfred seems to be walking back those remarks just a bit in a wide-ranging discussion with ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick saying quote-"The most likely result on the designated hitter for the foreseeable future is the status quo. I know [St. Louis Cardinals general manager] John Mozeliak talked about it, and when you have any National League club talking about it, it's interesting. But I think the vast majority of clubs in the National League want to stay where they are."

Manfred's comments seem to imply there's simply not enough momentum among NL owners for such a drastic structural change.

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