slugger
Americannoun
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sluggers
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a person who strikes hard, especially a boxer noted for the ability to deliver hard punches.
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Baseball. a player who frequently gets extra-base hits; a strong hitter.
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Despite his slow start, the 24-year-old leads the NL in OPS and ranks second in homers behind only Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Former Sooners slugger Jocelyn Alo, the NCAA’s career home run queen, averaged nearly 0.5 homers a game on her way to a record 122.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
Garret Anderson, the often misunderstood and always lethal Angels slugger who starred in the 2002 World Series, has died of a heart attack.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
Six were overturned by Major League Baseball’s new ABS challenge system, including back-to-back strike three challenges by Reds slugger Eugenio Suárez that delighted the crowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
The slugger waved until I stood up, and then its arm melted back into its body.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
The bat speed leaderboard is filled with some of MLB’s most fearsome sluggers, like the Tampa Bay Rays’ Junior Caminero, the St. Louis Cardinals’ Jordan Walker and the Philadelphia Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
At the plate was Yordan Alvarez, one of MLB’s biggest sluggers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Despite a roster full of noted sluggers like Kyle Schwarber and Judge, Team USA scraped by with a sleepy offense.
From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2026
Chicago started left-hander reliever Drew Pomeranz as the clubs hoped to subdue sluggers who had combined for a one-series MLB playoff record 21 first-inning runs.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2025
I haven’t been abducted since the barbecue, but I’ve been thinking about the sluggers more than I care to admit.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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