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slugger

[sluhg-er] / ˈslʌg ər /
NOUN
boxer
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When Dino did chime in with advice, it was often about controlling the strike zone, being a complete hitter rather than just a slugger, and valuing fundamentals.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

He recalls slugger Jose Canseco being interviewed on CNBC.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

If anything can get someone to run home and turn on a softball game, it’s a big-time slugger from a big-time school mashing homers like nobody before.

From Los Angeles Times May 24, 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

I was startled by a slugger who appeared from the darkness and approached me at a crawl.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

Four years from now, here’s hoping a new crop of American sluggers remember to get a little goofy with it.

From Salon Mar. 18, 2026

This was one of the greatest collections of sluggers ever assembled.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 10, 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

Trea Turner walked with one out, and although manager Dave Roberts had Vesia, a left-hander, in the bullpen, the right-handed Glasnow was allowed to face lefty sluggers Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 5, 2025

And I’d spent a fairly huge chunk of that time thinking about the sluggers.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson




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