slugger
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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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Mike Piazza, the slugger expensively coached from boyhood in the modern manner, saw “the silver spoons of his youth smelted into the first of ten consecutive Silver Slugger awards.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
But after using seven of his eight relievers the previous night, he had no choice but to leave Gonsolin in as the four-time All-Star and five-time Silver Slugger came to the plate.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2025
Abreu was the 2014 AL Rookie of the Year and is a three-time All-Star and a three-time Silver Slugger award winner.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024
Salmon, who was hunched over the line when it snapped, shudders to think what might have happened had his arm and elbow not been as rigid as a Louisville Slugger.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2023
I stood up on the woodpile and held the rake like it was a Louisville Slugger.
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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