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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.