: one that strikes hard or with heavy blows: such as
a
: a prizefighter who punches hard but has usually little defensive skill
b
: a hard-hitting batter in baseball
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The addition of Kyle Tucker has proven to be one of the biggest acquisitions of the offseason as the slugger has looked like an MVP-level outfielder through the team's first dozen or so games.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
For one moment, for one at-bat, the second-year slugger had finally experienced a moment of reassurance, hitting a two-strike slider beyond the reach of two leaping Washington Nationals outfielders for his first long ball of the season.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
The slugger led the league in home runs (48), runs (123), OBP (.401), Slugging Percentage (.601) and OPS (1.002).
—Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The New York Yankees closer turned for a moment to watch Pittsburgh Pirates slugger Tommy Pham’s fly ball short-hop the left-field wall.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
For one moment, for one at-bat, the second-year slugger had finally experienced a moment of reassurance, hitting a two-strike slider beyond the reach of two leaping Washington Nationals outfielders for his first long ball of the season.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
The slugger led the league in home runs (48), runs (123), OBP (.401), Slugging Percentage (.601) and OPS (1.002).
—Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The New York Yankees closer turned for a moment to watch Pittsburgh Pirates slugger Tommy Pham’s fly ball short-hop the left-field wall.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Slugger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slugger. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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