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.
1 The most RBI by a designated hitter was nine by the New York Mets ' Carlos Delgado on June 27, 2008 in an Interleague game at Yankee Stadium. 2  Because of the DH in American League games, there have been fewer opportunities for pitchers to bat and fewer hits by pitchers.