slugger
Example Sentences
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But unlike Ruth, who gave up pitching once he established himself as a prodigious slugger, Ohtani actually does both at the same time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 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
A wild pitch from McLean left Venezuela with runners on second and third base and on the next pitch Kansas City Royals slugger Maikel Garcia's sacrifice fly allowed Perez to score.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
Former Dodgers slugger Yasiel Puig rejected a plea agreement and is fighting federal charges at trial.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 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
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