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
Garret Anderson, the often misunderstood and always lethal Angels slugger who starred in the 2002 World Series, has died of a heart attack.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
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
I was in Diego's bedroom, waiting for him to return with sodas; I blinked, and I was on the slugger ship.
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
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
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
Maybe he was looking for the sluggers, maybe he just wanted to see the stars and dream of a world beyond this one while I sat on the blanket and remembered Jesse.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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