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slugger

[sluhg-er] / ˈslʌg ər /
NOUN
boxer
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Fernandez also is the general manager of the AUSL’s Utah Talons, for whom UCLA’s other senior slugger Jordan Woolery will play this summer.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026

When the Chicago White Sox signed Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami last winter, they were well aware of his tendency to strike out with alarming frequency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 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

They’ve been missing injured slugger Juan Soto, who is expected to return as early as Wednesday night.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 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

The Venezuelan aces and sluggers simply played better than their American counterparts.

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

Regardless of what he said, I doubt he believed my stories about the sluggers.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson




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