: 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 New York Mets are seen as the favorites to sign slugger Pete Alonso in free agency this winter, rightfully so.
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
As a left-handed batter, Rodriguez’s approach resembles plodding sluggers like Kyle Schwarber, Adam Dunn and late-career Jim Thome, averaging 30 homers, 150 walks and 200 strikeouts per 150 games.
—Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Athletics slugger Brent Rooker and outfielders Lawrence Butler and JJ Bleday stopped by the campus as part of a barnstorming visit to their new hometown community that included a Sacramento Kings game and a media introduction at the Kimpton Sawyer hotel on Monday.
—Sacramento Bee, 8 Jan. 2025
Hoping to retain their American League pennant, the Yankees also landed closer Devin Williams in a trade from Milwaukee and sluggers Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Bellinger, free agents plucked from the National League, to support defending MVP Aaron Judge.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
As a left-handed batter, Rodriguez’s approach resembles plodding sluggers like Kyle Schwarber, Adam Dunn and late-career Jim Thome, averaging 30 homers, 150 walks and 200 strikeouts per 150 games.
—Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Athletics slugger Brent Rooker and outfielders Lawrence Butler and JJ Bleday stopped by the campus as part of a barnstorming visit to their new hometown community that included a Sacramento Kings game and a media introduction at the Kimpton Sawyer hotel on Monday.
—Sacramento Bee, 8 Jan. 2025
Hoping to retain their American League pennant, the Yankees also landed closer Devin Williams in a trade from Milwaukee and sluggers Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Bellinger, free agents plucked from the National League, to support defending MVP Aaron Judge.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Slugger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slugger. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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