: 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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Know this: No front office in its right mind is going to trade for a slugger whose body gave up the ghost 24 months ago.
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 5 June 2024
Breaking Bad Former Baltimore Orioles slugger Chris Davis finished with a .168 average in 2018, the lowest in major-league history among qualified position players.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2024
The torrent continued into his first at-bat, the home fans still aflutter when the Giants’ starter, Jordan Hicks, fired his first pitch to the 6-foot-7 slugger who spurned San Francisco two winters ago.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024
Advertisement Ted Williams and Ruth nosed out Gibson in career on-base percentage, but the legendary slugger who played for the Pittsburgh Crawfords and Homestead Grays in a 14-year career that ended in 1946 is the all-time leader in on-base-plus-slugging (OPS) at 1.177.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 5 June 2024
Breaking Bad Former Baltimore Orioles slugger Chris Davis finished with a .168 average in 2018, the lowest in major-league history among qualified position players.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2024
The torrent continued into his first at-bat, the home fans still aflutter when the Giants’ starter, Jordan Hicks, fired his first pitch to the 6-foot-7 slugger who spurned San Francisco two winters ago.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024
Advertisement Ted Williams and Ruth nosed out Gibson in career on-base percentage, but the legendary slugger who played for the Pittsburgh Crawfords and Homestead Grays in a 14-year career that ended in 1946 is the all-time leader in on-base-plus-slugging (OPS) at 1.177.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
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“Slugger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slugger. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
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