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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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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...

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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...

rein on player salaries until 2007, when MLS introduced the Designated Player Rule, which allows MLS teams to pay higher wages for star players. David...

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...

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...

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...

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...

rules, which allow players to be substituted back into the same game. If the designated hitter (DH) rule is in effect, each team has a tenth player whose...

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 designated hitter (DH) rule has allowed a team to have a designated batter bat in place of the pitcher since 1973. Ironically, this very rule was...

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...

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...

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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...

19e & roster rules) Third Designated Player charge distribution (CBA section 10.19f) Free agency compensation of $50,000 per net player loss (CBA section...

baseball does not have a free substitution rule (at the professional level) and thus the replaced player is not allowed back into that game. The pinch...

teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been...

such. A rule change meant to make the game more offensive now allows any player to substitute for the goalkeeper without becoming a designated goalkeeper...