: an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to about 10¹/₂ or later 11¹/₂ bushels or 100 U.S. gallons (378 liters)
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: home run
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Jeff Sanders, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Walker had 26 homers and 84 RBIs and Peterson (23, 64) were third and fourth on the team in homers last season.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
In Game 7, the score was tied, 2-2, in the sixth inning when Mickey Mantle homered off Dodgers starter Joe Black for what proved to be the Series decider, as three Yankee relievers held Brooklyn scoreless through the final four innings.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The 29-year-old is hitting free agency on the heels of setting career highs in homers (32), RBIs (112) and steals (21).
—Jeff Sanders, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Walker had 26 homers and 84 RBIs and Peterson (23, 64) were third and fourth on the team in homers last season.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Verb
Rizzo did not homer after June 14 and the last homer by a Yankee first baseman since DJ LeMahieu homered as part of a six-RBI showing in Philadelphia.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
In Game 7, the score was tied, 2-2, in the sixth inning when Mickey Mantle homered off Dodgers starter Joe Black for what proved to be the Series decider, as three Yankee relievers held Brooklyn scoreless through the final four innings.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Homer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homer. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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