The Designated Player Rule, nicknamed the Beckham Rule, allows Major League Soccer franchises to sign up to three players that would be considered outside...

adopted the designated hitter or some variant, except for Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. The designated hitter is a player who does not...

A designated player may refer to: Designated Player Rule, a Major League Soccer rule for players over the salary cap Designated player (NBA), a National...

around the league, the implementation of the Designated Player Rule allowing teams to sign star players such as David Beckham and Lionel Messi, and national...

conclusion of the 2006 season, MLS created the Designated Player Rule. The rule enables clubs to sign up to three players whose total costs exceed the maximum salary...

their own veteran players, officially known as the "Designated Veteran Player Extension" (DVPE). It came to be called the "Kevin Durant Rule", because it was...

MLB player transactions are governed by The Official Professional Baseball Rules Book. Rule 2(k), titled "Designated Players",: 15  along with Rule 10(g)...

Designated Player Rule in 2007, which allowed MLS to sign stars such as David Beckham (from whom the rule took its colloquial name 'the Beckham rule')...

David Beckham was the first player signed under its provisions. When the rule was instituted, each team had one "Designated Player" slot with a salary cap...

Deportivo Pereira, a Colombian soccer team Designated player (softball), a softball batter Designated Player Rule, in Major League Soccer Double play, in...

The Homegrown Player Rule is a rule for UEFA competitions that was first introduced in 2006–07 season and fully enforced beginning in the 2008–09 season...

cap in place, requiring the creation of the Designated Player Rule for Beckham to bypass the cap; the rule was later nicknamed in his honor. In April 2007...

Unlike a designated hitter, a designated player can also become a temporary defensive substitute, and the player substituted by the designated player can return...

the Designated Player Rule which permitted each team to sign one big-ticket player without it counting against the salary cap. Six such players were...

an agreement or rule that places a limit on the amount of money that a team can spend on players' salaries. It exists as a per-player limit or a total...

MLS has increased in popularity following the adoption of the Designated Player rule in 2007, which allowed MLS to sign stars such as David Beckham and...

The Rule 5 draft is a Major League Baseball (MLB) player draft that occurs each year in December, at the annual Winter Meeting of general managers. The...

contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy was made possible by the Designated Player Rule. Players such as Cuauhtémoc Blanco of Club América signed for the Chicago...

MLS teams have a salary cap with exceptions for marquee players under the Designated Player Rule, which was introduced in 2007 and is used to sign international...

League (which instituted the Designated Hitter in 1973 to boost offensive output). A designated hitter (or DH) is a player whose sole purpose is to hit...

between two, usually local, rivals. Designated player rule – rule in Major League Soccer that allows teams to nominate players who are paid either partially...

BallparkDigest.com, the rules for a designated runner were: Each club will list a player who is not otherwise in the starting lineup as a designated pinch runner...

league and the players' union resulted in a new collective bargaining agreement being agreed to on March 20, 2010. The new Designated Player Rule permitted...

the rules described below, or in the event of a foul committed by the opponent. The player who scores more points wins the frame, and the first player to...

Hockey League Hard salary cap Major League Soccer Hard salary cap + Designated Player Rule exception (making it effectively a soft cap) Major League Rugby...

position players refers to the act of a position player (a player who is normally a catcher, an infielder, an outfielder, or, in this context, a designated hitter)...

League rules are the rules governing the play of the National Hockey League (NHL), a professional ice hockey organization. Infractions of the rules, such...

Designated Player Rule allowed players in the league to be paid higher than the league's salary cap, while also limiting the number of these players to...

No player currently in the game may legally bat in place of another player in the game (except as a result of the designated hitter rule: Rule 6.10(b) )...

combined the rules of two pool games: pyramids, played with 15 red balls positioned in a triangle, and black pool, which involved potting designated balls....