Fentanyl is the strongest opiate on the planet at 100x stronger than oral morphine. While it is normally used as an anesthetic, it's used in transdermal patches as a timed-release pain med for severe pain patients.
A+E Networks. On January 11, 1973,the owners of Americaâs 24 major league baseball teams vote to allow teams in theAmerican League (AL) to use a âdesignated pinch-hitterâ that could bat for the pitcher, while still allowing the pitcher to stay in the game.
Both the NL and the AL allow the use of pinch hitters. The AL uses a designated hitter (DH), who almost always bats in place of the pitcher. If a team pinch-hits for the DH, the team loses the ability to use the DH (the pitcher now hits in that spot in the lineup).