slugger
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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
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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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