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slugger

[sluhg-er] / ˈslʌg ər /
NOUN
boxer
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These Yankees—led by mild-mannered slugger Aaron Judge, who was injured these playoffs—are inoffensive, even likable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

A pesky contact hitter with a high average and propensity for reaching base goes first, while the beefy slugger capable of launching moonshots into the bleachers lives in the middle to drive in runners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

He can play first base, but that takes slugger Andrew Vaughn out of the lineup.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

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

I didn’t even know if the slugger was still there; I just kept walking.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

This season, out of nowhere, he’s turned into one of the game’s top sluggers, hitting .331 with a .915 on-base-plus-slugging percentage entering today.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

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

The sluggers were trying to communicate with me.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson


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