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

Mike Trout says he would prefer to return to center field for the Angels, and the star slugger says he will skip the World Baseball Classic because of insurance issues.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Third base would be his home should he sign with the Cubs, who appear determined to add a slugger who can play that position.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 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