He served as bench coach and designated hitter. They planned to use him as their designated hitter. Following a stint as designated hitter in 2011, he retired. He played first base, outfield and designated hitter. Soler returned from the injury in 2019, splitting time between right field and designated hitter. Blomberg was the first major leaguer to play a game as a designated hitter. One exception is the use of the Designated hitter (DH). He also earned his first Silver Slugger award for his outstanding performance at designated hitter. He won the Best Nine award as the designated hitter. He became a journeyman designated hitter before retiring in 2002. Tebow is primarily a left fielder and a designated hitter. These two moves allowed Ortiz to become the everyday designated hitter. After retiring, Kim was voted the league's best ever designated hitter. The Pacific League employs the designated hitter rule. All-Star Team, along with Jon Weber (outfield) and Terry Tiffee (designated hitter).